quick break from Hamlet:
this looks fun…
Titus and Dronicus…
love a good parody of the whole buddy cop/crime-solving duo thing… I actually chuckled aloud a couple of times (rather than just smiling amusedly)…
back to Hamlet…
Text Me, Hamlet: One last thing (Romeo and Juliet)
One last thing on the whole “early texts and editions” subject:
All editions have been edited. Period. End of discussion (though it’s really the beginning of this discussion).
I don’t know what metaphor is more apt: Shakespeare as jigsaw puzzle. Or: Shakespeare as Chinese restaurant menu (one from column A, two from column B, etc).
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Happy 451st, Willy Shakes!
Of course, we don’t know if he was born today (or tomorrow, or even the day after), only that he was baptized on April 26, 1564.
On the other hand, we’re pretty sure that he died on this date in 1616…
So I guess that I could have titled this entry, “Sad 399th, Willy Shakes!”
Cool Stuff Alert: Interactive Map of London
The folks over at the Atlantic’s CityLab site ran a story yesterday that’s just too cool to share only via the Twitter and Facebook feeds: An Interactive Map of Shakespeare’s London–The project brings 16th century London into the present.
The article discusses the University of Victoria’s project to add historical background and a little ol’ interactivity to the so-called “Agas” map of London, the woodblock bird’s-eye view that is the Civitas Londinum map.
It’s very cool stuff.
Find the map here.
Also, find a bibliography and some additional materials.
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Shakespeare Association of America Annual Conference 2015, Day Three
Yesterday, I recapped Day Two of Shakespeare Association of America Annual Conference 2015. And today I’ll wrap up the conference with Day Three.
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Shakespeare Association of America Annual Conference 2015, Day Two
Yesterday, I recapped Day One of Shakespeare Association of America Annual Conference 2015. And today I’ve got the skinny of Day Two.
We started with a single-session Plenary Session. It was, in a sense, like the other seminars, only this had just three experts–all big names–and the entire conference were the auditors (usually there’s at least 15 different seminars going on at any one time). So even though there was no official headcount given, it was a pretty huge ballroom, and it was pretty well filled. If there are over 2900 members and you figure 80% attend the event, that’s about 2300 attendees, and if 80% showed for the session, then that’s just over 1850 in the audience for this session. (and yes, I know there’s no real support for those percentages, but just go with me, here)
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Shakespeare Association of America Annual Conference 2015, Day One
Well, Day One of Shakespeare Association of America Annual Conference 2015 is in the books.
Although I won’t know how many people are attending the conference until at least later today at the keynote (or “Plenary Session” as they call it), there does seem to a boatload of folks here, mostly PhD’s and PhD candidates, with a few “independents” like myself.
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one week from now… VCRA Presentation: What’s the matter with Shakespeare?
Just a reminder:
A week from today, on Thursday, April 9, I’ll be delivering a presentation entitled “What’s the matter with Shakespeare? Words, words words…” at the monthly meeting of the Ventura County Reading Association.
I’ll be providing teachers with the tools they need to confidently introduce Shakespeare to their students. The centerpiece will be a scansion workshop and lesson (the plan for which will be one of the takeaways for the afternoon, so that they can replicate the lesson for their own students), focusing on how character and action are revealed in the rhythm of the poetic line in passages from both Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Know a Ventura County teacher (high school, middle school, late elementary school, junior high school, home school)? Let them know and have them tell a friend. They might even walk away with a autographed book (not by me) as a door prize!
Thursday, April 9, from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Ventura County Foundation Building, 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo.
For more info or to RSVP, vcrareading@gmail.com.
Download the flyer.
Greetings from Vancouver
Hola, All.
Greetings from the Shakespeare Association of America conference in Vancouver, British Colombia!
Looking forward to three days of great workshops and seminars. Last night got off to a rousing start with a performing workshop called “Embodying Shakespeare’s Text” presented by faculty members and actors from Langara College’s Studio 58. Absolutely fascinating… hope this is indicative of what I’ll be seeing and hearing.
In lieu of Hamlet discussions, look for more reports from the conference for the next few days!