tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399689807381661575.post6487663987013854978..comments2023-04-11T05:29:50.688-04:00Comments on The ASC Interns' Blog: The Shakespeare Code: Part 1Sarah Enloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702259810142614605noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399689807381661575.post-9434858951155758122011-04-12T13:38:46.374-04:002011-04-12T13:38:46.374-04:00Yes! I just read that book recently. Talk about a ...Yes! I just read that book recently. Talk about a truly dizzying array of legends/conspiracy theories/historical "cover-ups" all coming together! A definite brain bender.ASC Internhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824691978157782823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399689807381661575.post-78493655772443366992011-04-11T19:22:36.330-04:002011-04-11T19:22:36.330-04:00This post immediately made me think of the Umberto...This post immediately made me think of the Umberto Eco novel "Foucault's Pendulum", which played with a similar concept - that the works of Shakespeare might have been written by a committee of Rosicrucians - the novel follows three bored editors who begin inventing the mother-of-all-conspiracy theories out of conspiracy manuscripts sent to them, with the danger being that they create such a compelling theory that the conspiracy advocates become convinced the editors know some true hidden meaning and start persecuting them to make them reveal it. Eco incorporates many elements out of Shakespeare, for anyone who is interested in Shakespearean conspiracies I'd definitely recommend it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772339789873693482noreply@blogger.com