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Overnight Open ThreadWelcome to the Monday. So What Did Shakespeare's Plays Really Sound Like? When people think of Shakespeare's plays, they tend to think of it in the voices of say Kenneth Branagh or Laurence Olivier but that's almost certainly not how theater-goers of the time would have heard it. English pronunciation has changed a lot in the intervening 400 years and in particular British English went through the Great Vowel Shift in the 18th century while American English mostly missed out on it. And generally languages tend to be more conservative in colonies than they are in the Mother country. ![]() So University of Kansas theatre professor Paul Meier has teamed up with David Crystal, an expert on English historical pronunciation, to stage Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” entirely in the original pronunciation (OP). And how does it sound? Well a lot more Irish/cockney and American than what we're used to hearing. “American audiences will hear an accent and style surprisingly like their own in its informality and strong r-colored vowels,” Meier said. “The original pronunciation performance strongly contrasts with the notions of precise and polished delivery created by John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and their colleagues from the 20th century British theater.” And some background here: Dead Pundit Walking: Mara Liasson ![]() Most Damaging US Politician Ever? Which modern, living American public figure has consistently taken wrongheaded positions and, in doing so caused serious harm, over the longest period of time? The question is too easy, so let me rephrase it. Which modern American public figure other than Jimmy Carter has consistently taken wrongheaded positions and, in doing so caused serious harm, over the longest period of time?Well there may be a contender for the non-Jimmy Carter category. ![]() French Striking Over Their Retire-at-60 Birthright ![]() Randy And Evi Quaid Seek Asylum in Canada ![]() The 1982 Magnum PI Comic Book "And that's how it ended... just like it had begun... with violence, hatred, and death...I needed a long, cool swim." ![]() Learn How To Pick Locks For Fun And Pleasure ![]() Study: Skinny Men Make Less Than Husky Ones The study also found that the cost of obesity was higher on women than on men; thin women earned $15,572 more than average-weighted gals while obese women earned $13,847 less than the women of average weight. Point: Skinny chicks. ![]() The Pumpple Cake: The World’s Most Perfect Dessert? ![]() The group thingy. You can figure out the rest. Tonight's post brought to you by Ava: ![]() Notice: Posted by permission of AceCorp LLC. Please e-mail overnight open thread tips to maetenloch at gmail. Otherwise send tips to Ace. | Recent Comments
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