NVL - Historicism

Paul Mackin pmackin at clark.net
Wed Jan 13 16:45:42 CST 1999 


On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Peter Petto wrote: (quoting The Economist)

> A few years ago,
> Hollywood marketed Alan Bennett’s play, “The Madness of George III”, as “The
> Madness of King George” in case audiences got the idea they had missed parts I
> and II. 

Very funny. I had assumed that the name change was due to the fact
Americans don't distinguish all that readily among British monarchs (even
this particular one). So, a generic "King George" would "do fine"--as we 
colonists say.

		P.

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