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International Women’s day: remembering Mary Cowden Clarke
Every year on 8 March International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women. All round the world women still suffer serious inequality, and education is one area to which even in the Western world women were denied equal access until … Continue reading
Charles Dickens, Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon
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
Very like a whale: Adventures in the far North, Part 2
In Part 1 I looked at some of Shakespeare’s references to whales, and the history of whaling in Spitsbergen. This time I’m looking at the stories of adventurers who headed north. The very first English trading company was established by … Continue reading
Shakespeare writing fair: The Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts 1450-1700
Last Friday I attended a conference organised by the University of London School of Advanced Study to celebrate the imminent launch of a great new online resource, the Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts 1450-1700. This will supersede the printed Index … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Grace Ioppolo, literary, manuscripts, Peter Beal, Shakespeare, Steven May, The Merry Wives of Windsor, writing
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Catch some Shakespeare at a cinema near you
This summer’s going to be a good time to see some great Shakespeare productions, and you might be able to catch some of them without going any further than your local cinema. The idea of screening live or recorded theatre … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, Falstaff, Globe Theatre, Henry IV, Henry VIII, National Theatre, Roger Allam, Screen Arts, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Shakespeare and the French
Today has been Bastille Day, and a day for thinking about Shakespeare in France. Shakespeare’s Globe has been running a competition on Twitter regarding which of his plays Shakespeare set in France. The question isn’t as simple as it appears. … Continue reading
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor: Shakespeare’s Lost Years
This week’s Start the Week on BBC Radio 4, broadcast on 4 July, asked how much we need to know about writers’ lives in order to fully appreciate their works. Contributors included a specialist on the medieval poet Dante and … Continue reading