Sunday, March 6, 2011

Sonnets Introduction

Shakespeare's Sonnets are regarded as some of the finest poetry in the English language. Unfortunately, neither of us are huge fans, so this is a rather irreverent summary of the poems.

Oscar Wilde's story about the person known as WH is available HERE.

Witness the most obscure document in Shakesparean research!



Note in particular the way that every word is followed by a period, making even the sentence's basic conjugation tricky at best.

As we say in the episode, TT is Thomas Thorpe, and WH is a mystery, probably to never be solved.

EDIT: The podcast initially came out doubled. It should be fixed now.
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    Another great show. Thanks very much. I really like the sonnets (the ones I've read anyway) because they seem to filled with double meanings, and even if you didn't understand English they would be great because of the rhythms and how the syllables slip into each other. Keep it up! You might also be interested in another podcast about the sonnets by some dude who is doing the show as a way of staying out of prison ("Shakespeare sonnets by Someguy in NY"). It's a strange legal system you guys have over there.
    K

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  2. CarsonistMarch 27, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    I can't tell where you're from by your comment, but I'm sure your country's legal system is far stranger than ours. :P

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  3. AnonymousMarch 30, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I'm from Belfast. We do things to joy riders that would make Titus Andronicus blush so your point is valid.
    K

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  4. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    Hey Guys I really like you're podcast. I'm a bit nervous that you guys have stopped. Please keep going, and can you do a podcast on Shakespeare's filthy sense of humor?

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  5. CarsonistMay 16, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Basically, this Winter's Tale episode has been a disaster in terms of technical production. Most of the delay has been Jeff's fault. We still intend to do more, but like I said, Jeff is wholly responsible for the delay.

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  6. JeffinatedMay 16, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    While I admit that leaving my microphone off for 90% of the recording is my fault, I think the part where you deleted my re-recording of the lines is mostly your fault.

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  7. CarsonistMay 16, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Although I CAUSED a delay, you're the one who is the one who turns a delay of one hour into something that gets done a month later.

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  8. AnonymousJune 5, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    I can't wait for the new episode.

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  9. AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Hey All,
    If any of you guys have comcast, a few Shakespeare's have been put On Demand for free. Go to On Demand -> Premium channels-> preferred collection. In that area, they have Hamlet (Anthony Hopkins), The Tempest, and Taming of the Shrew. I was hoping to find Henry V, but i guess comcast holds its manhood cheap. Anyways, love the podcast. You guys are a great duo, and as the bard would say, necesito mas!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 4, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    I have recently discovered all ya'll. I'm a whore for language and art. A guy whore anyway. I am totally enjoying podcasts. I did graduate with a BA in English. But not literature. Not much on formalized, see sonnet, poetic forms. Not on plays. Mostly on writing itself. Rhetoric and Composition. But with a donkey full of creative writing classes. I've decided that I failed upper Ed. But its good to know where counterparts in the drama programs are doing with their lives... bon chance!

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