"Books of Many Colors"

“Cadmus had brought Greece, 'gifts of the mind': vowels and consonants yoked together in tiny signs, 'etched model of a silence that speaks' – the alphabet.”

            ~The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Calasso p. 390

Tonight I, along with many other of our classmates (Jen, Megan, Jerrod, Parker...), went to the, play in a way, done by “The Committee” - students from the philosophy, history, and religious studies departments. The play/speech/lecture was made and given in celebration of the 400^th birthday of the King James Bible and Shakespeare's The Tempest in a world of post-literature where no one reads but everyone seems to write. I had a hard time following in the beginning or “first chapter” because they were moving so fast and covering a lot of dates and not speaking very clearly at first. They covered a lot of material, and not just in that “first chapter”. If I remember correctly there were seven?? chapters? What I received as the overview was it was a discussion on how the Bible has had a major impact on our society as a literary piece. It has influenced our world in numerous ways throughout history, especially with its interpretation into different languages, mainly English and Latin from the original Hebrew and Greek. But how does Shakespeare play into this? I believe in the connection was made in the aspect that Shakespeare may have been an editor of the King James version and there are many similarities between his play The Tempest and the KJ version. His play and the Bible combined have given an infinite number of sayings common today such as: “Apple of my eye.” “Reap what you sow.” and the like. (I can't seem to remember any from The Tempest as I have never seen it or read it, unlike the majority of the Bible.) It was an interesting little segment and I loved how songs were incorporated. Probably my favorite part.

So, “Who's the writer?”