• Next message: Hardy M. Cook: "Illumination"
• Previous message: Hardy M. Cook: "Re: Cocks Crowing"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ]

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 12.2915  Monday, 31 December 2001

[1]     From:   Mike Jensen <jensensh@hotmail.com>
        Date:   Friday, 28 Dec 2001 09:04:50 -0800
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.2905 Re: Pop Culture

[2]     From:   Sophie Masson <smasson@northnet.com.au>
        Date:   Saturday, 29 Dec 2001 21:31:09 +1100
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.2908 Re: Pop Culture


[1]-----------------------------------------------------------------
From:           Mike Jensen <jensensh@hotmail.com>
Date:           Friday, 28 Dec 2001 09:04:50 -0800
Subject: 12.2905 Re: Pop Culture
Comment:        Re: SHK 12.2905 Re: Pop Culture

Markus Marti facetiously (I hope) raises something I have wondered about
from time to time.  Shakespeare names two dogs, as best I recall, in his
plays.  Crab and Troilus.  By today’s standards, these are unusual names
for pets.

Were they unusual in early modern England?  Perhaps list members will be
kind enough to write with the names of pets from this era that they
know about?  Please make clear if the name is for a real or fictitious
pet.

Alternatively, if anyone knows of an article or chapter in a book on
this, I'd be grateful for the reference.

Mike (The dog door is installed, so when do we get a dog?) Jensen

[2]-------------------------------------------------------------
From:           Sophie Masson <smasson@northnet.com.au>
Date:           Saturday, 29 Dec 2001 21:31:09 +1100
Subject: 12.2908 Re: Pop Culture
Comment:        Re: SHK 12.2908 Re: Pop Culture

I agree! It is some ignoramus who has a vague idea that there are
characters called Hamlet and Ophelia in the play, there’s a brother and
sister in there somewhere, ergo...

Sophie Masson
Author site: http://www.northnet.com.au/~smasson

_______________________________________________________________
S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List
Hardy M. Cook, editor@ws.bowiestate.edu
The S H A K S P E R Webpage <http://ws.bowiestate.edu>

DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the
opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the
editor assumes no responsibility for them.

• Next message: Hardy M. Cook: "Illumination"
• Previous message: Hardy M. Cook: "Re: Cocks Crowing"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ]