'Shakespeare led an orbital life, everything returned to where it began. He even had the dramatic good sense to die on his birthday.'

paul menzer's 'William Shakespeare: A Brief Life' is a new, short biography examining how a life turned into myth.
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New Cambridge Element Performing Grief in Pandemic Theatres by Fintan Walsh is now free to read for 2 weeks!
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William Shakespeare: A Brief Life - bloomsbury.com/us/william-sha…

It's the eight anniversary of Shakespeare having been dead for 400 years for those who celebrate. Great time to read his bio!

Discover the Bloomsbury Academic Widening Representation Fund Pilot.

To make our publishing more inclusive & equitable we're running a pilot programme to help with publishing costs for authors who may not otherwise be able to publish with us.

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I'm not at #Shax2024 but Shakespeare Bulletin Gen Editor Dr. Peter Kirwan is, along with other members of the SB editorial team - I can't recommend working with them highly enough! If you have an idea for a Performance Review, get in touch at [email protected], or reply/DM here 🙂

🎧 Listen to Richard Schoch discussing his book 'Shakespeare’s House: A Window Onto His Life and Legacy' with Austin Tichenor Reduced Shakespeare Company
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Can't wait to dive into this. Already tickled pink dipping into some of paul menzer humorous, engaging, and fabulously informative prose The Arden Shakespeare

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Thanks to The Arden Shakespeare for a chance to say a few words about my brief life.

'Shakespeare? There’s not that much to know, but plenty to say”

Over on our Bloomsbury Academic blog paul menzer talks about the challenges & wonder of writing a new, short biography of Shakespeare – and of occasionally longing for a less-studied subject!

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Thank you!!

We’re excited to co-host a one day conference titled ‘Shakespeare By Women’ on Friday 19 April. Speakers include Laurie Maguire, Lena Orlin, Lois Potter and Charlotte Scott. Registration link in tweet below ⬇️ Shakespeare B Trust

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*Out now in paperback*

Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin's 'The Anatomy of Insults in Shakespeare’s World' analyses insult as a theatrical speech act in Shakespeare’s plays & their Elizabethan contexts.

Read extract: bit.ly/3m2N5xA

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New Cambridge Element Shakespeare's Visionary Women by Laura Jayne Wright (also @bsky) is now free to read for 2 weeks!
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I missed this while lost in a pile of mince pies but I'm very excited. Do take a look this week while it's free!

HUZZAH! This issue is dynamite!! I'm really proud to be printed alongside so many of my favorite people. Look: the image on the cover is from the Bodleian Binder's Book. My essay is a punchy myth-buster featuring the playbooks in the pre-1625 Bodleian and their binding records.

My Revels Plays edition of Fletcher, Massinger and Field's Thierry and Theodoret is now available for pre-order!
Out in June 2024!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526164209/
Manchester University Press

Good enough to read!

How was the experience of Shakespeare B Trust visitors in centuries past different from today’s visitors?

Tune in to Richard Schoch's online talk as part of the Birthplace Trust's Research Conversation series.

13th December @ 5-6pm (GMT)

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