Banished Kent Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The character of Philip Faulconbridge (the Bastard) in Shakespeare’s King John is largely based on the life of William Marshall (weird since Marshall is technically in the play [Pembroke]). Send tweet. https://t.co/PnyoMdamFn

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In Central Park there is a statue of William Shakespeare which was paid for primarily by an 1864 showing of Julius Caesar. The actor who played Antony? John Wilkes Booth. https://t.co/5LSazA0u7V

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4. The Oresteia by Aeschylus This is a great way to dip your toes into Ancient Greece if you are intimidated by the size of The Iliad. This short play shows the fallout of Agamemnon’s homecoming from Troy. A deeply philosophical play about justice and the city. https://t.co/HYC98KtJBw

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@JuddBaroff I had a similar experience reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Had to put the book down and just go hold my kids for a few minutes lol

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and does so because he has accepted a philosophy which depreciates, dsicourages, and explains away what is good in him.” Allan Bloom, The Morality of the Pagan Hero, Shakespeare’s Politics

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@rfhirst Even books I have enjoyed tend to do this. Even Thomas Asbridge’s ‘The Greatest Knight’ pretty frequently doubted motivations and events for weak reasons, and that is a golden biography

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“Buth reaallyyy, who’dya think wrote ‘dem huh? It couldn’ta been that peasant William. My money’s on Bacon.” “For the last time you degenerate, I don’t care and Shakespeare wrote his own plays!” https://t.co/c7xNfuqY0f

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The other songs on the album reference other, non-Shakespeare classics: The Cave - Homer’s Odyssey & Plato’s Republic Timshel - Steinbeck’s East of Eden Dust Bowl Dance - Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath All of the songs are also loaded with biblical references.

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Homer sets up the premise for the Odyssey very early in a conversation between the gods. Justice and agency are front and center, whether men or gods bear responsibility for their fate. This is introduced by contrasting Aegisthus with Odysseus. 1/

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Perhaps most importantly though, Phillip is the only member of John’s court who DOESN’T defect to the French. This is a key moment in William Marshall’s history, that he stays loyal to his King, even when it is personally risky. He even helps negotiate Magna Carta