Shakespeare Comes to UCLA (my alma mater!)
No, it's not a production... it's kinda even better.
The Clark Library of UCLA (my alma mater and the best damn university in the world [OK, so I'm a *LITTLE* biased!]) is about to receive a $2 million collection of 72 books related to Shakespeare. The Library, which I'm chagrined to say I've never heard of, is located off-campus in the West Adams area (for those of you who know LA), and houses a number of rare books.
Included in this new collection are a copies of Holinshed's Chronicles and North's translation of Plutarch's Lives (these two being the basis for many of Shakespeare's histories and a couple of the tragedies), a copy of an Italian story (translated by William Painter) called "Rhomeo and Julietta"--which was the basis for (... well, you know), a fourth folio edition of Shakespeare's collected plays, and of special note for this month's readers), a quarto edition (1619) of King Henry the Sixth.
There's no date as to when the collection will arrive, but when it does, I may just have to play hooky from school one day and go on a little Shakespearean field trip!
More Info:
Culture Monster: UCLA's Clark Library to receive Shakespeare collection (LA Times)
Jacket Copy: Shakespeare collection donated to UCLA's Clark Library (LA Times)
UCLA's Clark Library receives unique Shakespeare collection (UCLA)
Clark Library website
The Clark Library of UCLA (my alma mater and the best damn university in the world [OK, so I'm a *LITTLE* biased!]) is about to receive a $2 million collection of 72 books related to Shakespeare. The Library, which I'm chagrined to say I've never heard of, is located off-campus in the West Adams area (for those of you who know LA), and houses a number of rare books.
Included in this new collection are a copies of Holinshed's Chronicles and North's translation of Plutarch's Lives (these two being the basis for many of Shakespeare's histories and a couple of the tragedies), a copy of an Italian story (translated by William Painter) called "Rhomeo and Julietta"--which was the basis for (... well, you know), a fourth folio edition of Shakespeare's collected plays, and of special note for this month's readers), a quarto edition (1619) of King Henry the Sixth.
There's no date as to when the collection will arrive, but when it does, I may just have to play hooky from school one day and go on a little Shakespearean field trip!
More Info:
Culture Monster: UCLA's Clark Library to receive Shakespeare collection (LA Times)
Jacket Copy: Shakespeare collection donated to UCLA's Clark Library (LA Times)
UCLA's Clark Library receives unique Shakespeare collection (UCLA)
Clark Library website



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