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is the author used for "crocodile mystery" posts, Q&As with Folger staff, and other general posts.
"What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?": April 2024
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"What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?": April 2024

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This month’s Crocodile Mystery presents you with an object that is used in the library, but is not part of the library collection itself.

Interview and excerpt: Joseph Mansky, Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance
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Interview and excerpt: Joseph Mansky, Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance

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An interview with Dr. Joseph Mansky and an excerpt from his 2023 book Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance.

Interview and excerpt: Jennie M. Votava, Shakespeare’s Histories On Screen: Adaptation, Race and Intersectionality
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Interview and excerpt: Jennie M. Votava, Shakespeare’s Histories On Screen: Adaptation, Race and Intersectionality

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An interview with Dr. Jennie M. Votava and an excerpt from her 2023 book, Shakespeare’s Histories On Screen: Adaptation, Race and Intersectionality.

Interview and excerpt: Debapriya Sarkar, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science
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Interview and excerpt: Debapriya Sarkar, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science

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An interview with Dr. Debapriya Sarkar and an excerpt from her 2023 book, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science.

Changes they are a comin'! (They're here!)
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Changes they are a comin'! (They're here!)

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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023

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Seasons' Greetings
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Seasons' Greetings

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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: December 2022
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: December 2022

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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: November 2022
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: November 2022

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This month crocodile mystery comes from John Ward’s diary, V.a. 291, volume 8, leaf 18v.   Can you decipher the highlighted text especially the first and last words of the sentence? Leave your attempts in the comments below and we’ll…

“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: October 2022
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: October 2022

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There are many correct aspects to the answer to the question, “What manner of crocodile is this?” The more details you get, the higher your score! So see what you can piece together and we’ll be back next week to…

Folger manuscripts out and about: a field trip to Penn!
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Folger manuscripts out and about: a field trip to Penn!

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During the Folger’s building renovation, we have been fortunate to be able to send a selection of twenty-nine pre-modern manuscripts up to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries’ Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts in Philadelphia. This exciting…

“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: September 2022
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: September 2022

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What manner o’ thing is this? Useless hint: like Antony’s eponymous crocodile, “It is shaped… like itself, and it is as broad as it hath breadth.” It does not, however, move “with it own organs.” Have a guess? Leave a…

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