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And Now Without Much Further Ado:
Arragon Publishing Presents
Mr. William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
April 26, 1564- April 23, 1616
Arragon Publishing was founded on this all time classic Shakespearean collection, especially Merchant of Venice and comely Portia who is to be married off to the 'best suitor,' who must guess in which casket the prize of Portia's love is in: Lead, Silver or Gold?
One may see the formation of distinct ethics and the first talons of emerging Humanism. One may discern the very first marks of ethics scarified in Merchant of Venice, humanism promulgated in literary form by Shakespeare from an earlier, and little known Great Father of Humanism, a 14th century monk: Francesco Petrarch! (See below)
Throughout Shakespeare one may see emerging Humanism. Of course, more humanism ideals had been implemented by The Mother of Humanism: Katherine of Aragon, Queen of England. She ushered in the Humanities through enlightened rule and educational reforms in Medieval England.
In fact, without Petrarct upon which the bedrock of Modern Humanism rests, it is highly doubtful Mr. Shakespeare could have produced these fine works of literature presented in this collection of The Unexpurgated Works of Shakespeare! Ah, but every literary revolution must have a mid-wife as well? So before the birth, the Mother of Humanism made the ground fecund for the genius of Shakespeare to flourish.
Hence Katharine of Aragon, 1485-1536, comes next, and she ushered in the humanities by increasing education for the masses, not just the elite! She was monumental in her endeavours to forward the Human Condition. She was a student of Petrarch, the Father of Humanism, who lived between July 20, 1304-July 19, 1374. She instituted reforms in education and culture to make it more accessible for the masses, just as CLAP!
So if Petrarct is the father of Humanism, Katherine of Arragon surely must be the mother! And thus, the first born-son of Humanism is Shakespeare, April 26, 1564- April 23, 1616!
The Unexpurgated Collection of Shakespeare is a must have! There is simply no doing without this one; and compactly so in just one volume?
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And may I suggest, as your very first selection The Merchant of Venice, pg. 169, in which the whole premise of Patronage of Arragon publishing lie in splendid repose:
"I know not why I am so sad;
It wearies me; you say it wearies you;
But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,
What stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born,
I am to learn;
And such a want-wit sadness makes of me,
That I have much ado to know myself."
pg 169
The Merchant of Venice
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In essence that is the question posed by the Great Francesco Petrarch, "What stuff 'tis made of," as posed in his letter to posterity:
Greeting.---It is possible that some word of me may have come to you, though even this is doubtful, since an insignificant and obscure name will scarcely penetrate far in either time or space... taught me by experience the truth I had long before read in books, that youth and pleasure are vanity---nay, that the Author of all ages and times permits us miserable mortals, puffed up with emptiness, thus to wander about, until finally, coming to a tardy consciousness of our sins, we shall learn to know ourselves.
Francesco Petrarch
14th Century
One may also order An Unexpurgated Edition of
The Complete Works of:
William Shakespeare Limited Edition
With Commentary and forward by Dave DeKeesh
$26.95
Oh comely Portia from Merchant of Venice is the harbinger of Shakespearean Humanism in the 16th Century, founded by Petrarct in the 14th Century and brought to fruition by Katharine of Aragon in the 15th Century, now known as The Great Queen of England!
I find it amusing it took ninety years after each great contribution to bear fruit! And what's more, oddly, both Petrarct and Shakespeare died a few days before their last birthdays?
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I find it amusing it took ninety years after each great contribution to bear fruit! And what's more, oddly, both Petrarct and Shakespeare died a few days before their last birthdays?
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Advocate The Humanities
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