04-19-2009, 11:21 PM
A paragraph warns at the beginning of the book that it contains, among other things, the following: Murder, spanking, gratuitous shagging, maiming, treason, profanity, non-traditional grammar, split infinitives, and the odd wank.
Christopher Moore takes on King Lear. Or, as he explains in the afterward, he really wanted to take on British Comedy (Python, etc.) and his agent suggested King Lear. The result is a rather python-esque send up of Lear, though more coherent. I'm glad I didn't shell-out for the hardcover, but I blew through it in a few very enjoyable hours. This is the same guy that took the notion of "what if Jesus knew kung-fu?" and wrote the book: Lamb, The Gospel of the life of Jesus as told by his childhood friend, Biff one of the best nose-tweaks to the Jeezos since The Life of Brian.
If you don't know Christopher Moore, this is as good a place to start as any.
Christopher Moore takes on King Lear. Or, as he explains in the afterward, he really wanted to take on British Comedy (Python, etc.) and his agent suggested King Lear. The result is a rather python-esque send up of Lear, though more coherent. I'm glad I didn't shell-out for the hardcover, but I blew through it in a few very enjoyable hours. This is the same guy that took the notion of "what if Jesus knew kung-fu?" and wrote the book: Lamb, The Gospel of the life of Jesus as told by his childhood friend, Biff one of the best nose-tweaks to the Jeezos since The Life of Brian.
If you don't know Christopher Moore, this is as good a place to start as any.
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.