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Bardolatry

The disappearance of Elizabeth Boyd in the history of Shakespeare’s Westminster Abbey monument
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The disappearance of Elizabeth Boyd in the history of Shakespeare’s Westminster Abbey monument

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Kristina Straub

Elizabeth Boyd, a forgotten 18th-century playwright, probably played an important role in the idea for the monument of Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey.

David Garrick and the cult of bardolatry
David Garrick in Romeo and Juliet
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David Garrick and the cult of bardolatry

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Esther French

David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in Romeo and Juliet. Based on a painting by Benjamn Wilson engraved by Ravenet. Enamel, ca. 1765. Folger Shakespeare Library. The leading actor-manager of the 1700s, David Garrick revolutionized English theatre with a lively,…