Monday, September 27, 2010

we accept the love we think we deserve

The articles are about if its right to change or not change the original works of an author to make it more understandable for its readers. George Will favors changing it so it is more understandable where as Stephen Greenblatt thinks that they should be kept in there integrity and not changed.
George Will thinks that books should be changed because they might have underlying meaning that you might miss because of the language in which it is written for example “ Shakespeare's Tempest reflects the imperialist rape of the Third World.” in addition Will agrees with Atlas's thought that states “transmission through knowledge of literature and history is faltering” I believe Will thinks the transmission of knowledge is what they will be stopping if they do not allow for books to be translated so others can read and get the meanings and the knowledge from them.
Stephen Greenblatt disagrees with George Will he thinks books should be kept in the integrity for instance. “It is, I believe, all but impossible to understand these plays without grappling with the dark energies upon which Shakespeare's art so powerfully draws.” he feels you can learn the most from the actual text because you get to feel what Shakespeare felt while writing it.
I agree with George Will I feel that Shakespeare’s plays should be translated but also they should also be left the same. You should be able to choose which for you would like to read and study and get knowledge from. If you feel you can learn better by reading the original text then by all means do that . But I feel both options should be open so that student have as much possibility of understanding it as possible. Everyone learns differently and that is why I think this.

1 comment:

  1. Seany boy i like your observations and although i don't agree with you i like the way you argued for Will. That said im going to have to stick with my homey Greenblatt because i think that Will is attacking something that not only doesn't deserve being attacked by has no too and i feel Greenblatt brings alot better credentials to back up his bidness. Cya

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