Thanks for this. What a great idea.Chris OConnor wrote:I like the idea of starting some Shakespeare as an official BookTalk.org fiction discussion on Dec. 1st. The discussion can run a few months or however long you guys see fit. All I mean by making it "official" is that the discussion would get its own forum in the "Fiction Book Discussion Forums" section, it would be announced on the Home page in the "Current Book Discussions" block, and would be displayed on our BOOKS page.
As far as what Shakespeare we read and discuss I think we should leave that decision up to Geo since he is the one spearheading this idea.
If Shakespeare if decided upon as an official discussion I'll need some assistance with how the chosen play is presented on BookTalk.org. By this I mean there appears to be a zillion books on Shakespeare. We really should pick a version that is available for as cheap as possible and is available in eBook format too. But this isn't essential if Geo thinks a particular version is the best choice. I'd just like to maximize the chance of having more people participating than just a handful.
Shakespeare is eternal.
The plays are everywhere. They're ubiquitous. Everyone can find them, everywhere. Also in every library. Also found cheap at book sales & second hand shops everywhere.
That's got to hugely facilitate maximum participation from the widest spectrum of people. (Why make it harder?)
I think it's a great idea to just let it be a free-form, open discussion of the Bard and only the Bard. It can go forever. That's the beauty of it.
Books about Shakespeare are less universal; or always easy to find exactly the same one. Maybe a sub-thread for some particular one(s)(?)