On December 3, 2020 the Folger hosts its last Virtual Book Club of 2020 with Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to Anne (Agnes) Hathaway, life in Stratford-upon-Avon, and Shakespeare’s iconic play of grief and mourning.
READ an excerpt of O’Farrell’s novel
LISTEN to related episodes of the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast
- Episode 55: Elizabethan Medicine
- Episode 63: Uncovering Shakespeare’s House: The Archaeological Dig at New Place
- Episode 105: Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife
- Episode 150: Maggie O’Farrell on “Hamnet”
- Episode 154: Writing About the Plague in Shakespeare’s England
LEARN about the Shakespeares’ home life
- Mary Baker and the legacy of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
- Shakespeare and marriage, in his plays and in his own life
EXPLORE related exhibitions and programs
- Documenting the life of an icon: Shakespeare at 400 years
- Quiz: What do you know about the life of William Shakespeare?
DISCOVER Shakespeare’s iconic play
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Order It: Hamlet’s “to be or not to be” soliloquy
- How Catholic and Protestant beliefs affect Hamlet’s reaction to his father’s ghost
Words, Words, Words discusses Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet on Thursday, December 3. Stay tuned to learn our plans for 2021!
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