Love in the Margins
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A look at some of the interesting marginalia in our early printed books, including doodles and poems, evidencing the lives and loves of former readers.
Madeleine Cox Books loveCopyright of the artist
Blogs
All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
Waitangi Day: Shakespeare's sonnets in Maori
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To mark Waitangi Day, this blog discusses a translation of Shakespeare's sonnets into Maori which is held at the Shakespeare's Birthplace Library.
Mareike Doleschal Books Translating ShakespeareDiscovering...Stratford's Civil War
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One Transforming Archives Trainee uses her developing palaeographical skills to explore the SBT’s archival collections relating to the Civil War in Stratford.
Annette Ormanczyk Civil War Discovering Archives palaeographyHappy Chinese New Year!
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A blog about Chinese new year, translating Shakespeare into Chinese and the reception of Shakespeare in China.
Chinese Translating ShakespeareShakespeare at Eton College
Learning
On Wednesday 18th January we travelled to Eton College to run a Teaching Shakespeare in the Primary Classroom training day.
Sarah FisherWilliam Shakespeare and Robert Burns: “Whaur’s yer Wullie Shakespeare noo?"
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A blog about Burns' Night which discusses the relationship between Burns and Shakespeare.
Amy Hurst Translating ShakespeareTranslating Shakespeare
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An introduction to translated editions of Shakespeare's works, held in our library.
Mareike Doleschal Translating ShakespeareReimagining Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
Shakespeare's family homes
Our new presentation plan will highlight the Cottage Anne experienced as a child and adult, as well as contextualising the later Hathaway family stories.
Anne Hathaway's CottageA-wassailing We Did Go!
Shakespeare's family homes
Mary Arden's Farm may be closed for the winter but we still like to keep Tudor traditions alive.
Samantha Gull Mary Arden's FarmPicture of the Month - January 2012
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A photo from David Thacker’s post-1789 revolutionary France production of "Coriolanus" at the RSC in 1994.
Helen Hargest Picture of the Month