Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Apropos of the medieval Dance of Death

. The only ancient example I have seen (outside of books) is the famous Spreuerbruecke in Lucerne. One could spend a whole day just looking at those drawings within the covered foot bridge. I have a question: is not the gravedigger scene in Hamlet an echo of this traditional preoccupation? nk

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