[FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard

2010-12-01 Thread plissaman
Define yourself.  You'll be right!   Me, I prefer Hamlet's definition:  What a piece of work is a man!  How noble in reason!  How infinite in faculty!  In form, in moving, how express and admirable! In action how like an angel!  In apprehension how like a God! Peter Lissaman, Da

Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard

2010-12-01 Thread Nicholas Thompson
PM To: friam@redfish.com Subject: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard Define yourself. You'll be right! Me, I prefer Hamlet's definition: What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form, in moving, how express and admirable! In action how like an angel

Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard

2010-12-01 Thread lrudolph
On 1 Dec 2010 at 13:12, Nicholas Thompson wrote: I Always wondered how Hamlet knew what an angel looked like. Let alone, God. ... Nick, you are being an uncareful reader. Here's the text from Hamlet, again: What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty!

Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard

2010-12-01 Thread James Steiner
I thought Hamlet was being ironic... Or am I being the Mayor of Missingthepointsville? ~~James www.turtlezero.com On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:13 PM, plissa...@comcast.net wrote: Define yourself.  You'll be right! Me, I prefer Hamlet's definition: What a piece of work is a man!  How noble in

Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard

2010-12-01 Thread Nicholas Thompson
much later. Whew! Nick -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of James Steiner Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 5:27 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard I thought

Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard

2010-12-01 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
PM To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard OK, James, you spooked me. So, I looked it up. The context is very complex. http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Hamlet/7.html It is one of the Mad Scenes, at the end of which Hamlet describes

Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard

2010-12-01 Thread Nicholas Thompson
: December 1, 2010 6:48 PM To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard OK, James, you spooked me. So, I looked it up. The context is very complex. http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Hamlet/7.html It is one of the Mad Scenes, at the end of which