The Scrivener| Scholarship News for the Week of November 6, 2011

On November 5, 2011 By

 

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 [...]

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The Scrivener| Scholarship news for the Week of October 23

On October 22, 2011 By

Hello all,  Steven here this week  and welcome to another edition of the Scrivener your weekly place for all things news related to Scholarship and Shakespeare.  So without further ado let’s just jump right in shall we:

Shakespeare and the Arabic World:

This week Boston University held an informal roundtable on Shakespeare and his current impact [...]

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The Scrivener

On October 2, 2011 By

Greetings! Welcome to the weekly edition of the Scrivener, your source for all things Shakespeare and all things Scholarship. My name is Emily and I am a new associate editor for this column. I am finishing my PhD at UCSC in Literature and have a love for all things Shakespeare. This week features a motley collection [...]

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Review: The Tragedy of Arthur, Part Two

On March 2, 2011 By

Part Two of The Tragedy of Arthur, by William Shakespeare

Random House

Tentative On Sale Date: April 19th, 2011

$26

Five of Five Stars- Come running, this work is seminal!

Section One- The Play In Question:

Be advised, this is no Sword in the Stone, no Excalibur wielding knight in shining armor, and Lancelot makes [...]

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The Shakespeare Standard 2011 Performance Preview

On January 20, 2011 By

The start of a new year brings a new round of Shakespearean performances, big and small, conventional and off-the-wall, and in every venue imaginable, from Shakespeare’s Globe to Central Park to community playhouses around the world. 2011 looks to be a good year, with the RSC celebrating its 50th anniversary and visiting New York, The [...]

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Marlowe Society lecture: The Ruin of a Multitude: Marlowe’s Jew of Malta

On August 22, 2010 By

The Marlowe Society will host a lecture titled “The Ruin of a Multitude: Marlowe’s Jew of Malta” on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 11:00am at The Rose Theatre, Bankside, 56 Park Street, London, SE1 9AS. (The nearest station is London Bridge.) The speaker will be Andrew Duxfield.

There will be no charge and the event [...]

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To Some Ears Unrecounted 5/21/10 (This Week in Performance Reviews)

On May 21, 2010 By

Every Friday, the Shakespeare Standard will post a comprehensive list of performance reviews for the week.  Below you will find this week’s list, including review and theatre company links.  Enjoy!

Holy Apocrypha, Batman!  Well, not quite, but this editor has a list of Shakespeare’s lesser works that are currently being performed, including: King John, Henry [...]

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To Some Ears Unrecounted 4/30/10 (This Week in Performance Reviews)

On April 30, 2010 By

Every Friday, the Shakespeare Standard will post a comprehensive list of performance reviews for the week.  Below you will find this week’s list, including review and theatre company links.  Enjoy!

Tennant’s Hamlet is available for free to watch on pbs.com.  If anyone watches it and wants to write a review, please contact this editor and [...]

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