IMAGINATION: The Brain’s Meeting Place for Opposites
Image: John Donne (1572-1631) This book on imagination in English literature of the 1500s and early 1600s is edited by professors at two institutions in Canada (their bio data is…
Shakespeare in Hollywood
Even though William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays from 1589 to 1613, it is now all the rage to recast his works in the 1930s. Two years ago, the…
SIGNS OF VIRILE MASCULINITY: Peacocks and the Pope’s Beard
This fascinating historical study of representations of masculinity is edited by Konrad Eisenbichler, a professor in the department of Italian Studies at the University of Toronto. He has received numerous…
The HAM in Hamlet
I asked one patron at the event what he thought of the play. “Hilarious, refreshing, surprising, life-affirming: highly recommended!” Another said “ribald, lascivious, explicit.” Let’s use those seven descriptions as…
The concept of ‘Liveness’ in Shakespeare
What does it mean to be alive? A reading of this book will probably change your thoughts on that. Anyone who reads about Shakespeare will be familiar with The Arden…
Shakespeare & Marlowe play is electric
“This not your Mama’s Shakespeare,” warns director Ben Wolfe, about the play Born With Teeth. “I would encourage you to come in with an open mind and an open heart.”…