The Shakespeare Standard » Obituaries http://theshakespearestandard.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:36:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Copyright © 2011 theshakespearestandard@gmail.com (The Shakespeare Standard) theshakespearestandard@gmail.com (The Shakespeare Standard) 1440 http://theshakespearestandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/shakespop.jpgThe Shakespeare Standardhttp://theshakespearestandard.com 144 144 An occasional podcast on Shakespeare & popular culture. An occasional podcast on Shakespeare & popular culture. Rob & Jeremy explore the lasting impact of the London poet & playwright (and friends, too) in film, music, literature, language, food, and culture. William, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, pop, culture The Shakespeare Standard The Shakespeare Standard theshakespearestandard@gmail.com no no Scrivenerhttp://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/12/18/scrivener/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/12/18/scrivener/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:53:17 +0000 Emily http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=10291 Greetings! This is Emily with the Scrivener, your weekly dose of Shakespeare scholarship news with a bit of miscellaneous silliness to boot. I hope you all enjoy the holiday season and have a happy (and huzzah-filled) new year!

Much Ado meets Doctor Who

One of this year’s hottest London theater productions was the Catherine Tate [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/12/18/scrivener/feed/ 0 The Scrivener| Scholarship News for the Week of November 6, 2011http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/11/05/the-scrivener-scholarship-news-for-the-week-of-november-6-2011/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/11/05/the-scrivener-scholarship-news-for-the-week-of-november-6-2011/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:23:05 +0000 Steven http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=10122  

Hello all, Steven here this week with your weekly Scrivener. Your place  for all things Shakespeare and Scholarship related.  So without further ado, let’s get to it:

A Shakespeare Brain Teaser:

So as I was combing through this week looking for stories of a scholarly nature I came across a fun little Questionnaire for [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/11/05/the-scrivener-scholarship-news-for-the-week-of-november-6-2011/feed/ 0 The Scrivener | Scholarship News for The Week of September 25http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/09/25/the-scrivenerscholarship-news-for-the-week-of-september-25/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/09/25/the-scrivenerscholarship-news-for-the-week-of-september-25/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:35:29 +0000 Steven http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=9693  

Shakespeare, the Renaissance and its beginnings: We all know [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/09/25/the-scrivenerscholarship-news-for-the-week-of-september-25/feed/ 0 The Scrivener| Scholarship News for the week of Sunday September 11http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/09/10/the-scrivener-scholarship-news-for-the-week-of-sunday-september-11/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/09/10/the-scrivener-scholarship-news-for-the-week-of-sunday-september-11/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:59:07 +0000 Steven http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=9561 Hello All, welcome to next edition of The Scrivener. Your weekly place for all things Shakespeare and Scholarship related. This week we’ve got conferences, Calls For Papers, and more. So without further delay let’s get to it.

Project Gutenberg Founder Michael S. Hart Dies at 64:

There is some sad news to report this week. [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/09/10/the-scrivener-scholarship-news-for-the-week-of-sunday-september-11/feed/ 0 O What fools we mortals be…for Shakespeare | Foolery news for the week of August 25http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/08/25/o-what-fools-we-mortals-be-for-shakespeare-foolery-news-for-the-week-of-august-25/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/08/25/o-what-fools-we-mortals-be-for-shakespeare-foolery-news-for-the-week-of-august-25/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:38:18 +0000 Caroline http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=9325 The stories this week seemed so scattered and disconnected. But then as I was staring at the title of our weekly Foolery news, grumbling over something I had come across in my story gathering, and hoping (okay, maybe praying) for inspiration to strike…it did. I love this column and I have from the day it [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/08/25/o-what-fools-we-mortals-be-for-shakespeare-foolery-news-for-the-week-of-august-25/feed/ 0 What fools we mortals be…for Shakespearehttp://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/08/11/what-fools-we-mortals-be-for-shakespeare/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/08/11/what-fools-we-mortals-be-for-shakespeare/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:21:27 +0000 Caroline http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=9056 A loss to the acting world: John Wood dies at 81

I don’t think I can add much more to what was already written in the obituary linked above. If you had the good fortune of seeing him perform live, please share in the comment section below.

Last Chance at the Photo Contest

[...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2011/08/11/what-fools-we-mortals-be-for-shakespeare/feed/ 0 In memory of Richard Helgerson, a new issue of Early Modern Culturehttp://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/09/27/in-memory-of-richard-helgerson-a-new-issue-of-early-modern-culture/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/09/27/in-memory-of-richard-helgerson-a-new-issue-of-early-modern-culture/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:50:05 +0000 Brett http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=6134 Early Modern Culture, an electronic seminar, has released a new issue in memory of esteemed American academic, Richard Helgerson. This special issue, Printing Publics, was guest edited by Patricia Fumerton and is available on the EMC website. The issue includes the following:

“Introduction: Making Printing Publics” [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/09/27/in-memory-of-richard-helgerson-a-new-issue-of-early-modern-culture/feed/ 0 Huston Diehl, teacher and Early Modern scholar, dies at the age of 61http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/09/11/huston-diehl-teacher-and-early-modern-scholar-dies-at-the-age-of-61/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/09/11/huston-diehl-teacher-and-early-modern-scholar-dies-at-the-age-of-61/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:42:08 +0000 Caroline http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=6035 The following is Dr. Diehl’s obituary as released by the family.

Huston Diehl of Iowa City died at home in the presence of her family on September 8, 2010.  The cause of death was adenoid cystic carcinoma, diagnosed in 1998.  She was 61.

The daughter of Dr. Gilbert Herman Diehl and Nancy Simons Diehl, Huston [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/09/11/huston-diehl-teacher-and-early-modern-scholar-dies-at-the-age-of-61/feed/ 0 Sir Frank Kermode dies at the age of 90http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/08/19/sir-frank-kermode-dies-at-the-age-of-90/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/08/19/sir-frank-kermode-dies-at-the-age-of-90/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:32:18 +0000 Caroline http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=5830 For the full story, click here

Caroline

Caroline Gaddy is an Editor and Director of Outreach of The Shakespeare Standard. She heartily enjoys the sillier side of Shakespeare. She has an MFA in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in Performance with a special emphasis in acting from Mary Baldwin College. Primarily a [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/08/19/sir-frank-kermode-dies-at-the-age-of-90/feed/ 0 Actress Lynn Redgrave dies at the age of 67http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/05/03/actress-lynn-redgrave-dies-at-the-age-of-67/ http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/05/03/actress-lynn-redgrave-dies-at-the-age-of-67/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 17:53:12 +0000 Caroline http://theshakespearestandard.com/?p=4315 I had the immense pleasure of meeting Lynn Redgrave when I was a young starry-eyed undergraduate studying abroad in London (though I certainly would have been starry-eyed meeting Lynn Redgrave at any age).  

She was starring in Noises Off at the time.  Two friends and I waited by the stage door, clutching our programs, [...]]]> http://theshakespearestandard.com/2010/05/03/actress-lynn-redgrave-dies-at-the-age-of-67/feed/ 0