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Pat:
Was Shakespeare's "language", as opposed to the English language, a =
refined version of the English vernacular? How about "King James =
Version" English? Dante's "language" was a refined version of the =
Italian vernacular of the time. Another question for the list, where =
does Provencal fit into all this? Provencal, I think, differs =
significantly from either 13th century or 21st century Italian. Dante's =
lyric tradition was troubadour which is Provencal.
Rick Seddon
McIntosh, NM, USA
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Date: Sunday, March 18, 2001 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: Dans le Restaurant and the Commedia
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My question was that I knew Dante's 1200 Italian was closer to =
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closer than Shakespeare's 1600 English. He said yes. Italian =
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of Dante do not have much trouble with the language or grammar =
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there are problems with some terms (I would guess on a parr with =
Shakespeare's "collier" for example.) Also there was trouble =
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of the allusions and history.=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Was Shakespeare's "language", as opposed =
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English language, a refined version of the English vernacular? How =
about=20
"King James Version" English? Dante's =
"language" was a=20
refined version of the Italian vernacular of the time. Another =
question=20
for the list, where does Provencal fit into all this? Provencal, I =
think,=20
differs significantly from either 13th century or 21st century =
Italian. =20
Dante's lyric tradition was troubadour which is Provencal.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rick Seddon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>McIntosh, NM, USA</FONT></DIV>
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yes. Italian students <BR>of Dante do not have much =
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some terms=20
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example.) Also there was trouble with some <BR>of the allusions =
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