Well, Frank, as a clue and preview to my discussion of No. 16, I invite you to consider this: Which _Hamlet_ (or which portion(s) of _Hamlet_) shall we discuss? As I read the play, it has become a complicated accretion -- much like a myth in a culture -- so that is difficult now to find and discuss the original core. Moreover, superficial adoration (and over-rating) of a myth without understanding exacerbates the problem. Is that enigmatic enough as a clue to my iconoclastic thinking? More later.
Well, Frank, as a clue and preview to my discussion of No. 16, I invite you to consider this: Which _Hamlet_ (or which portion(s) of _Hamlet_) shall we discuss? As I read the play, it has become a complicated accretion -- much like a myth in a culture -- so that is difficult now to find and discuss the original core. Moreover, superficial adoration (and over-rating) of a myth without understanding exacerbates the problem. Is that enigmatic enough as a clue to my iconoclastic thinking? More later.
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting, because you are right: which Hamlet are we talking about?
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