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A Wild and Woolley Week
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A Wild and Woolley Week

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Before 'Farm to Table' team

A guest post by the Before ‘Farm to Table’ team This week the Before ‘Farm to Table’: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures team turned their collective attention to Hannah Woolley (or Wolley), a British woman writer who was among the…

“Run away”: a life in 78 words
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“Run away”: a life in 78 words

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Simon P. Newman

A guest post by Simon Newman His name was Quoshey , an Akan day name that tells us he was quite likely born on a Sunday on the Gold Coast of West Africa. But on Christmas Day 1700 Quashey was…

One page, four inscriptions, three households
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One page, four inscriptions, three households

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Rebecca Laroche

A guest post by Rebecca Laroche I began transcribing Folger manuscript V.a.681 because I recognized from the dealer’s description the name of a family, the Shirleys, and its house, Staunton Harold; I had previously found another book owned by another…

Accounting for Relationships: the Drury Lane Financial Records
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Accounting for Relationships: the Drury Lane Financial Records

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Chelsea Phillips

A guest post by Chelsea Phillips With the cherry trees blooming (almost), the sun shining (sometimes), and tax season looming, there is no more delightful time to consider the vagaries of 18th-century theatrical accounting practice. The Folger Shakespeare Library holds…

The Mapper and the Rambler
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The Mapper and the Rambler

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Isaac Stephens

A guest post by Isaac Stephens Are you a person who makes sure to have all your proverbial ducks in a row, everything meticulously planned out before you engage in a project, make your goals a reality, or depart on…

The Charming Mr. Stoker and the Monster Within
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The Charming Mr. Stoker and the Monster Within

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Jason McElligott

A guest post by Jason McElligott Let me begin with a confession that may not endear me to many friends of the Folger: I don’t enjoy Shakespeare. To be completely honest, I find him hard work. Now, I am not…

What is an Aesopian fable in the Renaissance? The case of the Renaissance Catwoman
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What is an Aesopian fable in the Renaissance? The case of the Renaissance Catwoman

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Liza Blake

A guest post by Liza Blake What is an Aesopian fable in the Renaissance? This post is about where our modern Aesopian fables come from, drawing on the Folger Shakespeare Library’s incredibly rich collections of animal fables. For more detail…

Minding the Gaps of Early Modern Drama
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Minding the Gaps of Early Modern Drama

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Heidi Craig

A Guest Post by Heidi Craig The history of early modern drama and theatre is punctured with gaps, unknowns, and absences. Over half of the estimated 3,000 professional plays performed before the closure of the theatres in 1642 have evaporated…

Announcing a New Fellowship for Before "Farm to Table": Early Modern Foodways and Cultures
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Announcing a New Fellowship for Before "Farm to Table": Early Modern Foodways and Cultures

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Jonathan MacDonald

The Folger Institute is excited to announce a fellowship as part of Before Farm to Table: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures, the inaugural project of the Folger Institute’s Mellon initiative in collaborative research. Each Before “Farm to Table” fellow will…

On looking into Chapman's Homer once again
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On looking into Chapman's Homer once again

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Jessica Wolfe

A guest post by Jessica Wolfe If the name George Chapman rings a bell, it is likely because you once read John Keats’s 1816 sonnet, “On first looking into Chapman’s Homer,” which describes the Romantic poet’s experience of reading Chapman’s…

Polyglot Poetics: Transnational Early Modern Literature, part II
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Polyglot Poetics: Transnational Early Modern Literature, part II

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Nigel Smith

A guest post by Nigel Smith I believe I am writing a book about the early modern city as a site of literary activity: the constant factor during the notable and extreme transformations and disruptions that took place between c.…

Hinman, Redux
Composite image of all 8 titles pages of the Folger's copies of The Fairy-Queen
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Hinman, Redux

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Andrew R. Walkling

A Guest Post by Andrew R. Walkling Over this past winter and spring I have been dodging periodic snowstorms across the Mid-Atlantic region, journeying back and forth to Washington for a project that draws upon one meaning of the word…

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