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Shakespeare Jubilee
Shakespeare's birthplace: Embellishing an ordinary home
Shakespeare and Beyond
Shakespeare's birthplace: Embellishing an ordinary home
Richard Schoch examines the first published image of William Shakespeare’s birthplace from 1769, reflecting on the transformation of a humble home into a significant tourist site in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Excerpt: What Blest Genius? The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare
Shakespeare and Beyond
Excerpt: What Blest Genius? The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare
This new book by Andrew McConnell Stott is about David Garrick and the Shakespeare Jubilee of 1769 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
David Garrick and the cult of bardolatry
Shakespeare and Beyond
David Garrick and the cult of bardolatry
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,…