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The essay "Shakespeare in the Bush" describes an anthropologist recounting "Hamlet" to a group of people in West Africa. Their cultural expectations completely
by dmlorenzetti 11y ago
The essay "Shakespeare in the Bush" describes an anthropologist recounting "Hamlet" to a group of people in West Africa. Their cultural expectations completely upset her understanding of the "true meaning" of the play.
http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/picks-from-the-past/12476/shakespeare-in-the-bush http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/picks-from-the-past/12476/s...
- ams6110 11y agoI enjoyed reading that, thanks for posting the link.
- dmurray 11y agoI found this very interesting and well written. I submitted it to HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11368960 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11368960
- oska 11y agoJames Thurber wrote a short story for The New Yorker [1] where a fan of whodunnits picks up a copy of Macbeth and proceeds to read it while looking to solve who the real murderer of Duncan was (not Macbeth, too obvious). [1] http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1937/10/02/the-macbeth-murder-mystery http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1937/10/02/the-macbeth-mur...