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Shakespeare lost in translation?

A week or so ago the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of the oldest and largest US Shakespeare festivals, announced they have commissioned “translations” of 39 Shakespeare plays into contemporary English in order to make them accessible to the public. I … Continue reading

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Romeo and Juliet’s balcony scene

Over the past few weeks a lively discussion has been going on at the Shakespeare noticeboard SHAKSPER under the title “Balcony”. The so-called balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet is probably Shakespeare’s most famous single scene, and no wonder as … Continue reading

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Shakespeare festivals here, there and everywhere

It’s that time of year when at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere thoughts turn to summer Shakespeare festivals. It’s a subject that has recently been in the mind of Hardy M Cook, the man behind SHAKSPER, … Continue reading

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John Gilbert Cooper and the Bard of Avon

A couple of weeks ago David Frankel from the University of South Florida put an enquiry onto the Shakespeare noticeboard site SHAKSPER asking if anyone knew when the term “Bard of Avon” was first applied to Shakespeare. I replied with … Continue reading

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Is Hamlet a callous, egocentric villain?

According to author John Updike, “Hamlet is in fact the callous, egocentric villain of Hamlet”. This view was recently quoted in a posting on the Shakespeare Bulletin board SHAKSPER.  That’s quite a condemnation of probably the most famous of all … Continue reading

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