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Graley Herren's avatar

Fantastic piece, Andy! The parallels you draw between Dylan and Autolycus are fully persuasive. You also take me down other intriguing paths I hadn't considered in Winter's Tale. I particularly liked the connections between concerns over legitimacy/bastardy and anxieties over print culture. You had me humming "Someone's got it in for me / They're planting stories in the press" in that section. And my goodness, Andy, what a cliffhanger in the outro! I'm more eager than ever to see where you're going next with this project. Onward!

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Andrew Muir's avatar

Many thanks, Timothy. I hope that you see a marvellous performance of The Winter's Tale and that they stage all of Autolycus (which is, unfortunately, often not the case.)

it's a lovely thought that you will carry Bob's words, and even mine, with you. Thanks again.

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Timothy Drake's avatar

A wonderful analysis. I will be thinking of Bob (and your words) when I attend a production of Winter's Tale a few weeks from now.

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