Matthew Ritger

Shakespeare, Milton, 16th & 17th century literature and culture @dartmouth | “Houses of Correction” out now from @PennPress

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

Preorders are live! ⚠️ “Houses of Correction” coming from @PennPress in April ⚠️

https://t.co/jKSuuNGFX0

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

🚧 Recent interviews about “Houses of Correction” from @PennPress, including @NewBooksNetwork https://t.co/i5oXGChAkw and @dartmouth https://t.co/tcm9qXO8Ci

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

First copies have arrived!

https://t.co/vjy6YO6K5M

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

While I’m at it: Starting a Substack! First up - Hamnet https://t.co/VxoZGCP8Vk

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

My brilliant students!

Exhibit Celebrates 400th Anniversary of the First Folio | Dartmouth https://t.co/UdlvekrVj3

[Rhodri Lewis @profrhodrilewis]

Terrific new acquisition at @PrincetonRBSC: 1633 Donne Poems with copious ms. additions.

[Oliver Finnegan @Oj_finn]

A set of notebooks that belonged to a Danish sailor c.1690, six of which have have unusual black pages. One has been written on with chalk, while the others have writing etched into the pages. Below is breakdown of what we have discovered about them with a few observations /1

[Alice Leonard @wanderlanderr]

So excited to be part of this amazing volume! Just out! @OxUniPress thanks to the editors @scaliger, Paolo Sachet and Geri Della Rocca de Candal. It's full of errors! 😂

[Erik "Open Medieval Culverts" Inglis @allthebeset]

I knew there were scrapbooks of manuscript initials, but am just learning about the equivalent practice with early printed books, like this example from Oberlin's Special Collections #fragmentology

[Yale Early Modern @YaleEarlyModern]

WE ARE SPONSORIN' SOME PANELS @RSAorg 2023

1) How to Read Early Modern Prose, organized by our own @RenAyesha and Ben Card, chaired by @mr_itger (Dartmouth), and ft. @serpentine_eve (Yale), Jean David Eynard (Camb.), and Matthew Hunter (Texas Tech)!
[Thursday PM]

[Alicia Meyer @_aliciameyer]

Women's History Month 3/6: Cranberry Bess
On April 17th, 1635, Elizabeth Evans confessed to participating in a string of robberies and murders with her co-conspirator, Thomas Sheerwood.

[Alicia Meyer @_aliciameyer]

To celebrate women's history month, I want to share some historical stories about poor women, working women, witches, sex workers, maids, thieves, adventurers, con artists, and more, who I have discovered in my research. 🧵

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

@dmblank @OUPAcademic Congrats Dan! 🙏🙏🙏

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

Every page I find another line I’m obsessed with: “It is his today who loved the most.” Help us transcribe! @DartmouthLib https://t.co/SN9URYQ7bR

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

The Shaker Sisters Commonplace book of poetry (1890-1921) is live on From the Page! Help us transcribe!
https://t.co/SN9URYQ7bR @DartmouthLib @EnfieldShaker

[claire m. l. bourne @roaringgirle]

📖💫 @jes1003 & i are pleased to share that our article identifying john milton as the former owner & annotator of the @freelibrary shakespeare first folio is out now!

'thy unvalued Booke': John Milton's Copy of the Shakespeare First Folio

READ HERE 👉 https://t.co/DUgbMUJdIG

[Stuart M. McManus @StuartMcmanus]

My article on the global history of Renaissance Humanism based partly on my @Harvard_History dissertation is now available for download as part of AHR @AmHistReview vol. 127! https://t.co/qnNSjlzTZt

[Matthew Ritger @mr_itger]

Hoping #earlymoderntwitter will appreciate my attempt to be the Leviathan, or at least the frontispiece, for our English dept Halloween party 🎃👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👯‍♂️