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This is a very common viewpoint among technical people, sadly. Kind of like how humanists think math is about counting things. I'm not implying Gates is of that
by oskarth 13y ago
This is a very common viewpoint among technical people, sadly. Kind of like how humanists think math is about counting things. I'm not implying Gates is of that variety, but, you know, his kind, our kind. Not that there's much point in reading Shakespeare nowadays, anyway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_cultures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_cultures
- bqe 13y agoWhy do you think there's no point in reading Shakespeare? I like many people, read Shakespeare in high school and disliked it. Reading it again as an adult is a completely different experience, and one I highly recommend. My favorite play is Titus Andronicus. How often do you have Anger, Rape, and Murder personified on stage, or forced cannibalism? The Quentin Tarantino of Shakespeare for sure.
- spenuke 13y agoOne of the greatest joys I find is when something of an outrageous reputation actually lives up to that reputation. The Beatles, SICP, a couple examples. Shakespeare is perhaps the greatest example. Some people have argued that nobody should read Shakespeare until after forty. I'm younger than that, but it's true that one of the greatest pleasures of reading great literature is recognition - RE-cognition - and you have to live some before you can recognize something in a piece of art.
- bennyg 13y agoShakespeare's comedies are absolutely hilarious. You need to watch one at an authentic Shakespeare festival as well. His tragedies and histories are good too, but I'm a sucker for the humor, play on words, and overall wit in his writing.
- Renaud 13y agoWell, we can satisfy both our needs for geekiness and culture by watching Sir Patrick Stewart play Shakespeare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZnaXDRwu84 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZnaXDRwu84
- StavrosK 13y agoWhere was this from? I can't find the source material.
- mmorris 13y agoThis is from Rupert Goold's production of Macbeth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_(2010_TV_drama) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_(2010_TV_drama) You can stream it from PBS's website (there might be some geographic restrictions though, at least according to the comments): http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/macbeth/watch-the-full-program/1030/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/macbeth/watch-the-ful...
- alan_cx 13y ago"This is a very common viewpoint among technical people, sadly" Really? The usual image is that techie geek types lap up scifi and fantasy, which when done properly are all about the human condition.
- infinite8s 13y agoI would say that all great books (fiction or nonfiction) are bout th human on diction.
- infinite8s 13y agoOops, unfortunately can't edit it. That's what i get for responding using my iPad. It should read: I would say that all great books (fiction or nonfiction) are about the human condition.
- xradionut 13y agoAs a long time reader of both science fiction and fantasy, only about .1% is instructional or thought provoking, the rest is escapism or wish fulfillment, the modern version of the penny dreadful.
- platz 13y agoI am dissapointed by most scifi because I have such high expectations for it. So I have started to look to other genres that offer better quality on average.