Prof of Early Modern Eng Lit. Shakespeare; lost plays; other C16-17 stuff. In the Sky now.
Bristol, England
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An eighteenth-century mystery – longish thread. While I was feverish with covid, I bought a random book. (1/16)
nybooks.com/online/2025/08/0…
With customary precision and elegance (how does he make it look so bloody easy?) Charles Nicholl writes about Mrs Shakspaire for the New York Review of Books.
This was a lot of fun! Also the trip to the desert island at the end. Apologies in advance to the seagulls.
NEW EPISODE: A forgotten letter addressed to “Good Mrs Shakspaire” may rewrite what we thought we knew about Anne Hathaway—and where she lived.
This week on That Shakespeare Life, @MatthewSteggle shares how this tiny archival discovery might place Anne in London, right alongside her famous husband.
🎧 Listen now → cassidycash.com/ep380
Thanks to @sixteenthCgirl for having me on the Not Just The Tudors podcast to talk about Shakespeare’s Family: bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0k5s…
herefordcathedral.org/Event/… Just to give a plug for this talk, in Hereford Cathedral, on 27 June.
Impressive work from @France24_en and @GavinLeeNews on the Shakspaire letter.
‘Good Mrs Shakespeare’ ✍️🎭
#Shakespeare scholar @MatthewSteggle has deciphered a letter fragment sent to #AnneHathaway that appears to tell us he might not have left his wife behind in Stratford 🤯 & that they lived for a while on Trinity Lane London..
youtu.be/imXFvpoD5Ns?si=_hh7…
Delighted to say that my article, "The Shakspaires of Trinity Lane: A Possible Shakespeare Life-Record" is now fully published and open-access! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Delighted to have some Shakespeare work of mine feature in Guardian today. More info in Bluesky (place also works really well and is not owned by a twit).
theguardian.com/culture/2025…
Wow!
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Paleography question! Mr Sharowe asked --- wt securitie he should have for it. What’s the missing word?
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👀 it’s publication month for “Thomas Nashe and Literary Performance”!
manchesteruniversitypress.co…
ALT Thomas Nashe and Literary Performance edited by Chloe Kathleen Preedy and Rachel Willie. Cover = Revels Play Companion Library green strip to left, white serif type on black background to left
Heading home from #marlowe24. Only regret is not getting to say hello properly to tweeps inc @RachelJWillie, @earlymodatLancs , and @eoin_price. Footsore, underslept, and enthused. Congratulations to the organisers.
“He’s up there! He’s up there! I can see him!”
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Morbid and bizarre q: anyone know of any renaissance images which show an explosion, ideally one with body parts flying off in all directions? It’s for @MarloweMightyLn at Deptford, unsurprisingly…
This is really good - an evocative story told through clever, dogged detective work, feeding a subtle, even-handed discussion of the narratives around archival discovery. Fabulous stuff from @ZacharyLesser and @whitneytrettien.
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Could a text thought to be by #Shakespeare’s father actually be his sister’s writing?
🔓 @MatthewSteggle’s recent History Matters is free to read for the next 7 days
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I love this joke, like a short circuit between Mustian’s small neighbourhood world and the pro theatre she is (we argue) consciously emulating. And surely she has at least heard of Hamlet, a big success now 10 years old. V much @eoin_price territory.
Very much looking forward to this. My paper features Marlowe, flying fish, dragons, and a jumbo jet.
THE PROGRAM for our NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE in ±DEPTFORD 💀🗡️🌹from 9 to 12 JULY is LIVE!
check it out! marlowesocietyofamerica.org/…
auditor registration (full conference or day-rate) is still open: marlowesocietyofamerica.org/…
we hope to see you this summer!
