BURGESS ANTHONY Typed Letter Signed to Dear Mr Jeltrup

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"IF SHAKESPEARE'S UNREADABLE, [SO IS] . . . THE WHOLE OF ANGLO-AMERICAN LIT" BURGESS, ANTHONY. Typed Letter Signed, to "Dear Mr. Jeltrup," responding to his claim that Shakespeare is unreadable. 1/2 page, oblong 8vo, written across the interior pages of a greeting card whose front cover features a reproduction of a costume design from "Romeo and Juliet"; staple holes at upper left corner, vertical fold. (MRS) Princeton, nd

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"Such nonsense. If Shakespeare's unreadable, then so are Ben Jonson, Webster, Massinger, Marlowe, John Donne etc etc. Indeed, now my hand is in, why not the whole of Anglo-American literature? Your answer probably is that it is all only for writers. And if Shakespeare works on the stage, why not in the theatre of one's own mind? Who, for God's sake, in your opinion, is readable?"