Threaded Order Chronological Order
| re: Eric Bentley | |
| Posted by: BruceinIthaca 08:54 pm EDT 08/18/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Eric Bentley - Jax 01:06 pm EDT 08/18/20 | |
|
|
|
| Your style for the drive-by snarkiness somehow makes me feel as if you are a close friend of Mr. DeWitt's mother. Without the wit Mr. DeWitt had in his comments, only the vitriol. As others have said, less snarkily than I, while you may not like Bentley, many of us have found both his writing and ideas of serious importance to our own educations. I remember first reading his work in a grad seminar on 20th century dramatic form and theory taught by John Styan in the early 80s at Northwestern--if Bentley was good enough for as estimable a scholar (and generous a teacher, by the way) as Dr. Styan was, he's fine with me. | |
| reply to this message |
| re: Eric Bentley | |
| Posted by: Ordoc 11:48 pm EDT 08/18/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Eric Bentley - BruceinIthaca 08:54 pm EDT 08/18/20 | |
|
|
|
| Eric Bentley is from the generation of critics who wanted drama in the United States to be more European. The drama/theatre of this country should reflect this country. His translations are dated. Is it too much to ask a translator of Mr. Bentley's stature to know the play's title is THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN; not The Good WOMEN of Szechwan? Is it too much to ask a translator pf Mr. Bentley's stature to know the play's title is SPRING AWAKENING; not SPRING'S Awakening. The children are awakening not the season. From his note/comment about the teachers' names in the play, it is clear Bentley doesn't understand why Wedekind choose the names. I'm not dismissing Bentley; I'm noting what I consider his flaws. | |
| reply to this message |
| re: Eric Bentley | |
| Posted by: enoch10 11:09 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Eric Bentley - Ordoc 11:48 pm EDT 08/18/20 | |
|
|
|
| is it too much to ask someone of your stature (whatever that might be) to know that the title of brecht's translation is the good WOMAN of szechwan? i'm not dismissing you just noting what i consider your flaws. | |
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
| re: Eric Bentley | |
| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 11:03 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Eric Bentley - enoch10 11:09 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
|
|
|
| What do you mean by " brecht's translation?" The only English translation of any of his plays that he himself worked on was Galileo, not Gute Mensch. |
|
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
Time to render: 0.014887 seconds.