Matt

Shakespeare for brain rot
Current Shakespeare on Substack

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@robert_stagg I've got my ticket!

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@masten_j Thank you!

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My review of the essential @Ardenpublisher Early Modern Drama edition of Edward II, edited by @masten_j, if anyone is interested.
https://t.co/yfK3fswdAX
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@robert_stagg @FolgerLibrary Thanks! Very exciting.

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My review of the foundational @Ardenpublisher Fourth Series edition of Titus Andronicus, edited by Curtis Perry and Ayanna Thompson, if anyone is interested.
https://t.co/XRiME6emF3
#Shakespeare

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@Cyrus3v That would be better. I was really frustrated with the level of control with usd in different programs, so I just started writing the code.

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My review of the excellent @Ardenpublisher Fourth Series edition of Julius Caesar edited by Andrew James Hartley if anyone is interested.
https://t.co/Uprube6Vwe
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Iman Sheeha's introduction to Arden of Faversham puts the reader in the world of the play so effectively that every character comes alive in a way that's rare for early modern drama. This was honestly the most enjoyable thing I've read in a long time. #Shakespeare

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I felt like the Arden Fourth Series deserved a proper write up, so I started a little newsletter on Substack.
https://t.co/n2yzxwvHP0
Full reviews of Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus and Edward II are in the works.

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In her introduction @amy_lidster rarely focuses on Shakespeare and makes a compelling case that the collaborative play Henry VI Part 1 should be considered a serious work separate from the other history plays and has convinced one person it is much better than remembered.

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Found this at a used bookstore. It's literally falling apart but I couldn't pass it up. #Shakespeare

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From @masten_j's @Ardenpublisher edition of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II: “These notations represent centuries of prior readers who, along with me, now welcome you to collaborate in the reading, staging, and interpretation of Edward II.” Powerful stuff.

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In his @Ardenpublisher edition of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, @masten_j carefully separates the original text from the play’s reputation to allow for fresh interpretations and discovers a new copy of the First Quarto in the process. Impressive.

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My introduction to Shakespeare was "Everybody’s Shakespeare" (later "Mercury Shakespeare") by Orson Welles and his mentor Roger Hill. These condensed plays are hard to get but I haven't found a better place to start. #Shakespeare

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Andrew James Hartley’s experience in the theater adds a number of new and interesting choices to a play that is very difficult to add to. Julius Caesar also happens to be one of my favorite works of Shakespeare and an excellent place to start. #Shakespeare

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Curtis Perry and Ayanna Thompson do an excellent job with a chaotic text of a chaotic play that demands to be understood in the context of the most current scholarship. #Shakespeare

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The General Editors of the @Ardenpublisher Fourth Series have managed to make these new editions more accessible while maintaining the same level of scholarship. The expanded "How to use this edition" section is particularly helpful. Quite an achievement. #Shakespeare

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I've been looking forward to this for six years. @Ardenpublisher