Episode 168: Witches, Demons and Fairies
The History of English Podcast
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Green's Shake Scene
John Green wrote about an upstart crow who could write "blank verse" The writer was arrogant enough to presume he could match Christopher Marlow's line, says Green. This appears to be directed at his fellow university wits and suggests that the young writer was using elevated poetry in a new way.
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