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Reconstructing and Performing Texts Digitally
By Samuel Rowe Traduttore, traditore, goes the Italian saying. [1] Modern scholarship often seeks accuracy, the original of something: historical ‘truth’. Performing a text in an ancient language to bring us closer to the past falls within this desire – but the realities of reconstucting historical texts are often more complicated. The idea of reconstructing…
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Reviewing “Antisemitism: A (((Musical)))” 17-28 October 2023: What does it mean to be a ‘wandering jew’?
By Cailee Davis ‘The following post is not a pronouncement on the situation in Israel and Palestine and was scheduled prior to the start of these events. We would note that the author of the musical, Uri Agnon, has expressed solidarity with Palestinians and called for a ceasefire across various social media platforms.’ This October,…
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4. The History of Pantomime
By Zara Kesterton (@ZaraKesterton) In 1728, the English dancer and writer John Weaver published The History of the Mimes and Pantomimes. Weaver has been widely credited with introducing the pantomime to England – although his pantomime of the eighteenth century is not what we would recognise today. Audiences at a modern British pantomime expect a…
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Shakespeare’s Forgotten Publisher: The Curious Disappearance of Edward Blount
Why did Edward Blount, the publisher of Shakespeare’s First Folio, suddenly disappear from the historical record in the mid-1620s? Matt Ryan has found exciting new archival evidence that sheds light on this historical mystery.
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