Word of Mouth Has Killed

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by DarkHorse:
Well, my thoughts on this would be:
1. They are from a different planet, therefore do not share the same cultural history and references (e.g. Shakespeare)

Most of the world doesn't share western culture, but I still saw footage of a Santa Claus driving through Baghdad this Christmas.

2. Their interaction with the Federation to that point in time to my knowledge was limited to episodes of occasional skirmishes to outright war, conditions that don't seem to lend themselves to a rich cultural exchange.

Shakespeare is hardly classified material though,
and I would expect TOS Klingons to enjoy it for its entertainment value, as they aren't that dfferent culturally from the U.S.S.R.

3. They had been portrayed (especially in TOS) as gruff and warlike, or at least aggressive, people, not really the kind that would take much of an interest in xenos literature.

The Klingons of TOS were definetly not the brainless berserker Vikings that B&B turned them into, especially post TNG. They were intelligent and scheming, and would have liked to understand their enemies better.