SHAKSPER 1996: Q: *Rime of the Ancient Mariner*

From: Hardy M. Cook (hmcook@boe00.minc.umd.edu)
Date: 08/31/96


Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 7, No. 0638.  Saturday, 31 August 1996.

From:           Ian H. Doescher <ian.doescher@yale.edu>
Date:           Friday, 30 Aug 1996 21:50:44 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:        Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Although I realize that this topic is not Shakespeare, I thought that perhaps I
would try an idea on SHAKSPERians, hoping that the theme of dead English poets
would be acceptable.

I am attempting to put together a one-man show of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's
_Rime of the Ancient Mariner_.  The show would have background music and would
consist mainly of the Mariner on board a ship, telling the tale as the audience
sees it happen.

Can this work?  Is Coleridge's language not appropriate for entertainment
beyond reading appreciation and analyzation?  I would be grateful for the
opinions of SHAKSPERians, which I value highly.

Thank you.
Ian Doescher
swshbklr@minerva.cis.yale.edu



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