Slavitt’s Ausonius is an epiphany into prosody with meter of hypertext-hypertext syllable distance. Centos of Virgil & Shakespeare demand prosaic studies. … Read the post on first looking into Slavitt’s Ausonius: prolegomenon to prosaic studies
Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary defined woman & man with deeply rooted anti-men gender bias. Johnson masochistically enjoyed women dominating him. … Read the post Johnson’s Dictionary and life shows gender bias & gender subordination
Institutions holding rare objects like Shakespeare’s First Folio won’t sell them for any price. Well-endowed institutions also won’t die. … Read the post institutional ownership reduces First Folio liquidity
The First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays, published in 1623, provides a benchmark price for an up-market, popular book about four centuries ago. … Read the post over past four centuries, books much cheaper, but less price dispersion
The National Portrait Gallery takes a medieval approach to defending privileged stories of national heroes such as Shakespeare. … Read the post a Shakespearean portrait after the Internet Reformation