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The Shakespeare requirement (2018 original; edición 2018)

por Julie Schumacher

Series: Payne University (2)

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The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune keep hitting beleaguered English professor Jason Fitger right between the eyes in this hilarious and eagerly awaited sequel to the cult classic of anhedonic academe, the Thurber Prize-winning Dear Committee Members . Once more into the breach ... Now is the fall of his discontent, as Jason Fitger, newly appointed chair of the English Department of Payne University, takes arms against a sea of troubles, personal and institutional. His ex-wife is sleeping with the dean who must approve whatever modest initiatives he undertakes. The fearsome department secretary Fran clearly runs the show (when not taking in rescue parrots and dogs) and holds plenty of secrets she's not sharing. The lavishly funded Econ Department keeps siphoning off English's meager resources and has taken aim at its remaining office space. And Fitger's attempt to get a mossbacked and antediluvian Shakespeare scholar to retire backfires spectacularly when the press concludes that the Bard is being kicked to the curricular curb. Lord, what fools these mortals be! Julie Schumacher proves the point and makes the most of it in this delicious romp of satire.… (más)
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Título:The Shakespeare requirement
Autores:Julie Schumacher
Información:New York : Doubleday, [2018]
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The Shakespeare Requirement: A Novel por Julie Schumacher (2018)

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    Straight Man por Richard Russo (achedglin)
    achedglin: Both books have beleaguered professors and serve as academic satire. They share a well-crafted style and real understanding of character and their capacity for human foibles.
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Funny enough but not as funny a novel of academia as "Nobody's Fool". ( )
  nmele | Oct 31, 2023 |
Loved it, and not just because a school I'm associated with is planning to eliminate foreign languages and creative writing. ( )
  sblock | Aug 24, 2023 |
An absurd view of a university but somehow engaging enough to distract the mind on a hot, humid summer's day. The characters and situations are over the top. ( )
  ReluctantTechie | Jul 26, 2022 |
This is a follow up to Dear Committee Members, which I loved. Fitger has been elevated to department chair and is struggling to bring the English department together in order to survive the incursion of the Economics Department.

Dear Committee Members was very nearly sublime in its satire and sneaky humanity; this one ... not so much. The Shakespeare Requirement is a standard narrative (as opposed to the epistolary form of DCM), and while still funny and heavily satirical, it just falls flat. It also lacks any clear plot, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say there's no clear story arc. I suppose there's a climax, but it's not really much of one, and there's very little to no emotional punch.

All of this sounds like I'm tearing a strip off the book and that's not my intention; I enjoyed it for the humor and the connection to the characters - I never found myself bored or wanting to put it down. It just didn't have the same grip as its predecessor and if asked, I'd definitely recommend Dear Committee Members but would likely suggest skipping this one, or at least preparing for it to be a different read altogether. ( )
  murderbydeath | Jan 28, 2022 |
Fun book about academia, with its functions, dysfunctions, individual challenges and how they interplay with institutional challenges. While it is over the top, you will recognize bits and pieces of your own experiences with higher education if you have spent time working in that environment. ( )
  WiebkeK | Jan 21, 2021 |
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ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT TO CELEBRATE GRAND REOPENING OF WILLARD HALL
-- by Madelyn Rao

The Campus Scribe (September 3, 2010): Payne University's economists will soon be toasting the completion of a yearlong renovation of Willard Hall, celebrating with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception hosted by Econ Department chair Roland R. Gladwell.
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And finally to Moo, Hazel, and Vince, who provided hours of bewhiskered companionship while I typed up this book. Any errors in the work are theirs alone.

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The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune keep hitting beleaguered English professor Jason Fitger right between the eyes in this hilarious and eagerly awaited sequel to the cult classic of anhedonic academe, the Thurber Prize-winning Dear Committee Members . Once more into the breach ... Now is the fall of his discontent, as Jason Fitger, newly appointed chair of the English Department of Payne University, takes arms against a sea of troubles, personal and institutional. His ex-wife is sleeping with the dean who must approve whatever modest initiatives he undertakes. The fearsome department secretary Fran clearly runs the show (when not taking in rescue parrots and dogs) and holds plenty of secrets she's not sharing. The lavishly funded Econ Department keeps siphoning off English's meager resources and has taken aim at its remaining office space. And Fitger's attempt to get a mossbacked and antediluvian Shakespeare scholar to retire backfires spectacularly when the press concludes that the Bard is being kicked to the curricular curb. Lord, what fools these mortals be! Julie Schumacher proves the point and makes the most of it in this delicious romp of satire.

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