Hello All, Steven here to give you all the 411 on all things education and Shakespeare related for the week of January 3rd while Claire is on hiatus.So what have got going on this week as we begin the new year: Scandal rocking The GCSE, Court Mandated Shakespeare, A Finalist for The Royal Shakespeare Company’s [...]
Read further anon →This week’s Shakespeare news has an international focus, with reports on controversial productions in both London and Sydney and a group of exciting Asian adaptations presented at the Edinburgh International Festival. Meanwhile, stateside, some regional companies received good financial news this week and another new regional festival is set to debut next year.
The Edinburgh [...]
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Hello there and welcome once again to Oberon’s Orb. Today I have two items for you; a denouncement and a review. So, without further adieu:
Vulgar Scandal
Something is rotten in Hollywood, and to be specific it is Roland Emmerich’s anti-Shakespearean film Anonymous (of which the reviewer in New York [...]
Read further anon →Greetings from a very chilly (and snowy!) Staunton, Virginia, where a number of Shakespeare Standard editors have gathered for the 6th Blackfriar’s Conference. It has been a fantastic couple of days full of interesting scholarship, exciting theater, beautiful fall foliage, and, of course, bears. Lots of bears. Yours truly was but one of its [...]
Read further anon →A sunny day to everyone! I am on vacation right now and had to jump to the mall to get some internet access and get some time to write this week’s Portia’s Caskets.
What is up for this week? My newsfeed is still abuzz over Anonymous. But honestly, are you as over this [...]
Read further anon →Greetings! Emily here with your weekly dose of Shakespeare scholarship news. There is much to cover this week, so let us get to it.
Greenblatt and the NBA
The Chronicle of Higher Education put out this list of academics whose works are in the running for this year’s National Book Awards. Among the nominees is [...]
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Quoting Shakespeare. “If all else fails, at least I can quote Shakespeare…” Majoring in English, Literature, Theatre Arts and other Liberal Arts poses a lot of problems, as presented by Abdul Siddiqui. There often comes a lot of employment difficulties after graduation, I should know, as it is also the problem I faced [...]
Read further anon →Dearest Readers and Well-wishers,
Apologies for the long period of silence…let’s just say I’ve been gathering material to share with you. Although my enthusiasm still shines bright, I can’t tell stress how far it’s been put to the test these days: studying for my 8-hour Comprehensive Exam, piecing together a coherent (and, ideally, cogent) scholarship [...]
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