Shakespeare Bulletin devoted much of the Winter 2015 issue (Volume 33, Issue 4) to a series of essays on "Television and the Anti-Realist Theatricality of 'not Shakespeare.' John Wyver, an award-winning producer and director, collected the four essays and one screen review to highlight the different ways works not written by Shakespeare are presented on British television. Wyver joined us to talk about this important intersection of works by Britain's most famous playwright and other important writers.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines childhood as “the state or period of being a child” as well as “the early period in the development of something”.[i] While accurate, these definitions miss something crucial to understanding childhood in both the past...
Tongues were wagging and posters were posting this May about a recent study in The CEA Critic looking at "Reading Comprehension Skills of English Majors at Two Midwestern Universities," with nearly 100,000 views in May alone. If you've missed this viral hit...