Theatre/theater?

[Thomas Colin]

Thanks. Don't know if I agree on every point, though... Perhaps. It 
certainly helped to start a reflection where there was nothing but the void. 
But this is a tough one, so I'm going to think about it before opening my 
(big) mouth.
T.

>Makes perfect sense to me. Valuable clues for whoever's
>listening.
>Great irony here, theatre belongs to Them, perhaps its all
>theater, though the history they have invented for
>themselves conditions us to expect theatre, A-and GE too.
>Only Enzian could think this, or a self-conscious narrator,
>but Enzian is haunted by the actor impersonating a leader on
>the Rilkean stage of Their theatre.
>
>Thus play I in one person many people, And none contented.
>
>King Richard II Act V * Scene V
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>Thomas Colin wrote:
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> >    Instead of arguing who is the best writer of the last century (I have
> > absolutely no idea, and don't think I really care) I have a question...
> > perhaps a very stupid one... anyhow close to monomania...
> >    There are, if I counted well, 7 occurrences of the word "theatre" in 
>GR.
> > All are in the British spelling except one (on p326). Does this make any
> > sense? Anyone has an interpretation for this? Could be also that it's a 
>typo
> > but ah! it would be so much better, so much more puzzling if it wasn't! 
>It
> > seems strange to me since on p326, the voice is apparently Enzian's, who
> > doesn't speak American English. Or are there differences in meaning 
>between
> > the two spellings, when referring to drama or the thatre as building?
> >    Until now, I just don't know...
> >    A bientot,
> >    T.
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