Category Archives: William Shakespeare

REMEDIAEVAL: Proposal for a New Minigraph Book Series

Posted on February 7, 2014 by stuartelden

In the Middle has news of an interesting publishing venture from Eileen Joy and Karl Steel – REMEDIAEVAL, a New Minigraph Book Series. Here’s a couple of paragraphs, but you should really check out the whole post: Currently, the Middle Ages … Continue reading →

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RSC new season announced – Love’s Labour’s Lost and Won

Posted on February 6, 2014 by stuartelden

The RSC have announced the productions of their autumn/winter 2014-15 season. The plan, starting with Richard II last season, and continuing with the two parts of Henry IV and Two Gentlemen of Verona this coming summer, is to produce all of Shakespeare’s plays … Continue reading →

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“Interview with Stuart Elden” at Groundwork

Posted on January 29, 2014 by stuartelden

Another interview with me, conducted by Jordan Skinner, has been published at the Groundwork site – a blog run by past and present students of the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University. It ranges widely across … Continue reading →

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Shakespearean Territories – planned book now has a dedicated page

Posted on January 6, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve consolidated all the links to audio recordings and other pieces on a dedicated page for the Shakespearean Territories planned book project. This project has slipped a bit recently, as I’ve been concentrating on the Foucault’s Last Decade book, but I … Continue reading →

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Caesar Must Die – trailer and brief comments

Posted on January 2, 2014 by stuartelden

Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire) is a very powerful piece of cinema, now on dvd release, showing the rehearsals for a performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The performers are all inmates of a high-security prison in Rome, and while they do … Continue reading →

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25 research talks in 2013 – with links to audio versions

Posted on December 31, 2013 by stuartelden

The talk in Halifax at ArcticNet was the 25th research talk in a really busy year. (Links in what follows are to audio recordings, where available). I gave talks on the Shakespearean territories project at the University of York, Aberystwyth University, Memorial University of Newfoundland … Continue reading →

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Tom Hiddleston as Coriolanus – a review in The Guardian

Posted on December 18, 2013 by stuartelden

Tom Hiddleston as Coriolanus is reviewed in The Guardian. The show appears to be entirely sold-out, but is being broadcast live to cinemas on January 30th 2014.

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Julia Lupton on two new guides to Shakespeare

Posted on December 14, 2013 by stuartelden

At Thinking with Shakespeare, Julia Lupton discusses two stand-out guides to Shakespeare –  The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare, edited by Arthur Kinney, and the Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy, edited by Claire McEachern.

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Antony and Cleopatra @theRSC

Posted on November 24, 2013 by stuartelden

Last night I went to see Antony and Cleopatra at the Royal Shakespeare Company, in the smaller Swan Theatre. Despite a few fluffed lines from Jonathan Cake as Antony, it was a good production, effectively edited and reimagined in Haiti. The … Continue reading →

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Books received

Posted on November 12, 2013 by stuartelden

The new collection of Shakespeare and others’s Collaborative Plays (see also the news story on this in The Guardian); two issues of Theory, Culture & Society; and the International Politics and Performance collection – hot off the press. I have … Continue reading →

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