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Hela Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
meaning of "produced"
Dear members,
Is the meaning of "produced" here correct?
context: talking of Shakespeare in 1603
No less than eleven of his plays were produced during the next ten years = written and performed ?
Thanks again,
Hela
Is the meaning of "produced" here correct?
context: talking of Shakespeare in 1603
No less than eleven of his plays were produced during the next ten years = written and performed ?
Thanks again,
Hela
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Hi Hela I would tend to interpret 'produced' to simply mean 'written' in that sentence. However, the broader context might change that.
- Hi Hela I would tend to interpret 'produced' to simply mean 'written' in that sentence.
- However, the broader context might change that.
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Hi Hela
I would tend to interpret 'produced' to simply mean 'written' in that sentence. However, the broader context might change that.
I would tend to interpret 'produced' to simply mean 'written' in that sentence. However, the broader context might change that.
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Here is what follows:
No less than eleven of his plays were produced during the next ten years. These include the great tragedies Othello, Macbeth and King Lear. His last work was The Tempest, but he may have shared in the writing of the historical play King Henry VIII.
No less than eleven of his plays were produced during the next ten years. These include the great tragedies Othello, Macbeth and King Lear. His last work was The Tempest, but he may have shared in the writing of the historical play King Henry VIII.
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Hi Hela
My sense is still that the word 'produced' is focused on writing (and completing the writing of) plays. To me, the word 'produced' is used to talk about Shakespeare's output of written material.
My sense is still that the word 'produced' is focused on writing (and completing the writing of) plays. To me, the word 'produced' is used to talk about Shakespeare's output of written material.
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Yes, I think the same.
I don't think it's about staging them.
I don't think it's about staging them.
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My first instinct is to take produced as staged or performed, but written is another possibility.
CJ
CJ
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I suppose you could also do some historical research to find out exactly when the plays mentioned were written. However, the dates seem to be about right and the sentence (context) that Hela added in her second post only served to strengthen my impression that the focus was on the writing (output) of plays.
Using 'produced' to mean 'staged' or 'performed' also sounds "too Hollywood" to me in
Using 'produced' to mean 'staged' or 'performed' also sounds "too Hollywood" to me in
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