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Shakespeare Saved My Life
by Laura Bates
I read this because nothing to date has even made me like Shakespeare, much less credit him with saviour abilities. But because reverence of Shakespeare is the hallmark of anyone who would call themselves a lover of fiction or a ‘serious writer’, I feel I need to like him. Shakespeare is the biometric security measure for bibliophile membership.
I couldn't be persuaded by author Dr Bates, professor of Shakespeare, but I hadn’t expected to be. Her mind navigates the skies of academia. The inmate of focus was Larry Newman, and he was who I wanted to hear from. The man who acknowledges the first obstacle: “Maybe you associate Shakespeare to that ‘high falutin’ class of society,” he says, “but that is not Shakespeare’s fault, and you are mistaken if you think he targeted that class.”
In Shakespeare Saved My Life, I watched Larry's ability to take the complex mathematical equation that is Shakespearean language, and transform it into simple geometric shapes, still preserving the intent of the poetry. He even saw interpretative angles that expert Shakespearean scholars had missed.
I’d be interested to read Larry’s handbooks on Shakespeare, as he’s the only translator I’ve known who makes the poet palatable. But seeing as his handbooks were written for his fellow inmates, I find it unlikely I’ll get my hands on a copy. A pity. Though not among his target demographic, I expect I would still get more Shakespearean understanding from his explanations than I would from any academic flier who has put pen to paper in the attempt.
I couldn't be persuaded by author Dr Bates, professor of Shakespeare, but I hadn’t expected to be. Her mind navigates the skies of academia. The inmate of focus was Larry Newman, and he was who I wanted to hear from. The man who acknowledges the first obstacle: “Maybe you associate Shakespeare to that ‘high falutin’ class of society,” he says, “but that is not Shakespeare’s fault, and you are mistaken if you think he targeted that class.”
In Shakespeare Saved My Life, I watched Larry's ability to take the complex mathematical equation that is Shakespearean language, and transform it into simple geometric shapes, still preserving the intent of the poetry. He even saw interpretative angles that expert Shakespearean scholars had missed.
I’d be interested to read Larry’s handbooks on Shakespeare, as he’s the only translator I’ve known who makes the poet palatable. But seeing as his handbooks were written for his fellow inmates, I find it unlikely I’ll get my hands on a copy. A pity. Though not among his target demographic, I expect I would still get more Shakespearean understanding from his explanations than I would from any academic flier who has put pen to paper in the attempt.