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The blog entry summarizes the experience of the Folger Library’s 2014 Conference on “Shakespeare and the Problem of Biography,” arguing that the conference was mislabeled and should have been called “Biography and the Problems of Shakespeare.”
It’s shocking, I know, but in the 21st century you can still read things like this on the internet: Four decades after Charlton Ogburn’s Mysterious William Shakespeare and over a hundred years after John Thomas Looney’s “Shakespeare” Identified, this ugliness… Continue Reading →
Posted By Roger Stritmatter on October 7, 2011 The following manuscript was sent to me from a fraudulent email account somewhere in Bermuda. Or maybe I found it in a bottle on the beach, like this: I have no idea… Continue Reading →
Guest post by Leda Zakarison* I’m one of those people who should love Shakespeare. I fit the bill perfectly for a teenage Shakespeare fanatic – I read books, speak French, and participate in class discussions. I’ve always bought into this… Continue Reading →
Critical Survey is a peer-reviewed journal edited by Professor Graham Holderness at the University of Hertfordshire. The editorial board includes Michael Bristol, Leah Marcus, and Anabel Patterson, not to mention both Sir Stanley Wells of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and… Continue Reading →
Fact patterns are more important than facts. In this first of a series, we consider the fact pattern of Shakespeare’s missing books.
Originally posted By Heward Wilkinson on October 31, 2011 We are pleased to offer another guest post from Dr. Heward Wilkinson. His previous post, on Professor Shapiro’s misunderstanding of the concept of “imagination,” may be found here. -Ed Our modern… Continue Reading →
The second in a two part series on James Shapiro’s hyphenation follies.
Posted By William Ray on October 27, 2011, Willits homesteader, poet, and scholar. William J. Ray has previously appeared on this website only through quotation. I am pleased to feature his reflections at greater length in this series of missives,… Continue Reading →
I have a confession to make. William Ray is my favorite mail carrier. On the days when my usual mailman is off, and William substitutes for him, we have the greatest seminars. I know, I know. Mr. Ray’s mail carrying… Continue Reading →