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Charles Dickens, Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

Celebrations for the 7 February bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth are taking place all round the world. His exuberant language, eccentric characters, and gripping, often mysterious story lines, combined with his wacky sense of humour and desire for social justice, … Continue reading →

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Living monuments: Shakespeare’s epitaphs

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

I’d never heard of the little village of Tong and its church until recently when some visiting relatives mentioned its Shakespeare connections. So I paid a visit to this tiny village in Shropshire to find out more.  The church is sometimes … Continue reading →

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World Shakespeare Congress putting a girdle round about the earth #wsc #wscPrague

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

    The biggest meeting of Shakespeare scholars for five years is taking place in Prague this week, 17-22 July. The theme of the World Shakespeare Congress is Renaissance Shakespeare, Shakespeare renaissances, and the conference is undergoing its own renaissance as … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s First Folio: “read him, … and again and again”

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Shakespeare’s First Folio has been in the news again recently due to two new exhibitions featuring this most famous of books.  The Folger Shakespeare Library’s summer exhibition in Washington, DC, will be Fame, Fortune and Theft, looking at the book’s … Continue reading →

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