{"id":174,"date":"2016-05-30T02:55:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T02:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicaldifference.com\/?p=174"},"modified":"2024-07-02T19:17:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:17:38","slug":"century-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicaldifference.com\/century-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Century Watch – Summer 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
Summer 2016<\/pre>\n
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For Shakespeare the game is up<\/em>.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\nWith his death on April 23, 1616, at age 52, there was a sea change<\/em> in our language. Tis high time<\/em> we appreciated his gift. We don\u2019t know if he had a heart of gold<\/em> or was the Devil incarnate<\/em>, but we do know that what\u2019s done is done, and he did it well<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
When one thinks of Shakespeare, in one\u2019s heart of hearts<\/em>, star crossed lovers<\/em> whispering soliloquies with bated breath<\/em> from ledges come to mind\u2014at least, in my mind\u2019s eye<\/em>. Perhaps you see flaming youths<\/em> with murderous bloody weapons, and antagonists fighting to the last gasp<\/em>.<\/p>\n
But one thing is a foregone conclusion<\/em>. When it comes to Shakespeare, no one\u2019s book of memory<\/em> is dead as a doornail<\/em>, but rather is alive with images of improbable fiction<\/em>, and that\u2019s because his writing has done more to gild the refined gold<\/em> of our language than any other. Contributions of nearly 1700 new words, countless<\/em> phrases, and lustrous<\/em> imagery make Shakespeare a tower<\/em> of literary strength<\/em>. It seems that some are born great<\/em>.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, he is often described as a poet. We might not think of poetry as the end all and be all<\/em>, but let us shuffle off this mortal coil<\/em> and consider Poetic Truth–a theme that permeates classical education. Stories. Metaphor. Things unseen. The sense that time is out of joint<\/em>, that our lives melt into thin air<\/em>, that the world has neither rhyme nor reason<\/em>, but that someday we will find perfect Truth, Goodness, and Beauty–such stuff as dreams are made on<\/em>.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to define Poetic Truth, let alone see its influence in real life, because it\u2019s Greek to us<\/em>. It most definitely is not a household word<\/em>. It makes its own point, and it would take too long to discuss it here. Let\u2019s just say that Shakespeare conveyed profound ideas in one fell swoop <\/em>and simple ideas as swift as a shadow<\/em>. He helped us understand and communicate the infinite space<\/em> of the unexplainable\u2014the mystery of things<\/em> that go beyond words. Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep<\/em>.<\/p>\n
Fare thee well<\/em>, Shakespeare. What\u2019s past is prologue<\/em>. We hope you are in a better world than this<\/em>.<\/p>\n
NOTE:<\/strong> Italics indicate phrases penned, and ushered into our language, by Shakespeare.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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