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One of the oldest editorial projects in Shakespearean studies, now in a digital format. Based at Texas A&M University. newvariorumshakespeare.org
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Next week we will make a special announcement about the New Variorum Shakespeare edition of ‘King Lear’ to accompany our next NVS Seminar about the play.

More details including Zoom link: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Nov 26, 1607: King Lear is entered into the Stationer's Register in London. #OTD #Shakespeare
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Stationers' Register entry for King Lear
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
nvshakespeare.bsky.social
On 10-11 February 2026 we will be hosting a major international conference about the two plays we recently published in variorum format, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Winter’s Tale’.

We’ll be revealing more details of the conference early next month.

Mark your calendars!
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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If you’re in Welly it’s not too late to register for Patricia Akhimie’s talk on race and setting in Othello - Tues 25 Nov 5pm Hunter Council Chamber
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
nvshakespeare.bsky.social
Recordings of our two previous NVS Seminars this semester (by Whitney Sperrazza and Eric Rasmussen) are now available on our website here:

newvariorumshakespeare.org/news

And we have one more NVS Seminar to come, about ‘King Lear’: details on this poster ⬇️ and on our website…
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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johnmkuhn.bsky.social
the multi-year lack of a truly functional manuscripts catalog at the BL is finally over!!!!
hetanshah.bsky.social Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 5d
Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
Restoring our services – November 2025 update
In the coming weeks and months we will be restoring a number of key functions.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Our final NVS Seminar of the semester will feature Prof. Steven Urkowitz (CUNY) in conversation with our General Editor Prof. Eric Rasmussen (Nevada) about the textual status of ‘King Lear’.

Thurs 4 Dec, 2:30pm (CT) @tamu.bsky.social LAAH 453

Zoom link here: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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📣 Really proud to announce the publication of Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, an #OpenAccess collection of essays co-edited with @amsichani.bsky.social and published by @uolpress.bsky.social that examines the role of failure in #DH and research more broadly

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Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship - University of London Press
Failure is ordinary. From technological failures and computational obsolescence to rejected applications and challenging collaborations, failure is an unavoidable part of any scholarly endeavour. This...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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fabiociambella.bsky.social
Save the dates! Our seminar series is back, starting on November 26th with some Barnfield…
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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bho.bsky.social
New, and very interesting, #OpenAccess article on Early English Books Online:

Opening the black box of EEBO

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#History 🗃️
Opening the black box of EEBO
Abstract. Digital archives that cover extended historical periods can create a misleading impression of comprehensiveness while in truth providing access t
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November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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rarebookschool.bsky.social
Reminder: TODAY (11/19) is the deadline to apply for RBS's Andrew W. Mellow Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) Junior Fellows Program!

Details at rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/sofcb/
SoFCB Junior Fellows Program | Rare Book School
This year, ten Junior Fellows will be selected to join Rare Book School's Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) through an open application process. After completing two...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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TODAY!

Prof. Eric Rasmussen (Nevada)

‘The Fifth Folio: Shakespeare Without Rules’

1pm @tamu.bsky.social LAAH 453 and streamed online

More details including Zoom: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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lostplayhouse.bsky.social
Must be the season -- another beautiful object arrived today, this one with my chapter on authorship and cognitive studies. Huge thanks to @loughnrv.bsky.social and @drwillsharpe.bsky.social for nudging this mammoth volume into reality!
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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TOMORROW!

Prof. Eric Rasmussen (Nevada)

‘The Fifth Folio: Shakespeare Without Rules’

1pm (CT) @tamu.bsky.social LAAH 453 and streamed online

More details including Zoom link: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The #Shakespeare #Academy 2026 is inviting applications for their upcoming #Bochum academy on #Shakespeare and #Truth. Find all details below 👇🏼
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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One week to go until our next NVS Seminar!

Prof. Eric Rasmussen (Nevada), ‘The Fifth Folio: Shakespeare Without Rules’

Tue 18 Nov, 1pm (CT) at @tamu.bsky.social LAAH 453 and streamed online

Zoom link and further details here: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news/
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Mon 24 Nov @ 6.30pm online

JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE

Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
Infographic, together with a photo of the speaker, that reads: Researching The Rose Monday evening online talks CALISTA LUCY Joan Alleyn – No Mouse 6.30pm online Mon 24 Nov 2025
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
nvshakespeare.bsky.social
Glad to see our colleague Dr. Whitney Sperrazza’s new book ‘Anatomical Forms’ featured in this month’s issue of the @tamu.bsky.social English Dpt student newspaper. We were proud to help launch the book at the start of the semester.
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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shakespearerc.bsky.social
Nov 8, 1623: William Shakespeare's First Folio is entered into the Stationer's Register in London. #OTD #Shakespeare
bit.ly/38Ai8JY
Stationers' Register entry for the First Folio (16 of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies)
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
nvshakespeare.bsky.social
We are offering three *paid* intern positions for English majors @tamu.bsky.social to work on the New Variorum Shakespeare next semester. Apply below:
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference on "Early Modern Asexualities," in person at Victoria College at the University of Toronto (and streamed online), January 5-7, 2026.

Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤

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Conference poster featuring excerpts from a painting: a man in a tunic (Apollo) chasing a woman (Daphne); Apollo looks imploring, while Daphne, walking away from him, looks exasperated. Their figures repeat in miniature on the background of the poster, and in the center in a purple circle is the following text: "January 5-7, 2026, Victorial College Chapel and Online, Early Modern Asexualities"
November 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Applications are open for Folger Library short-term fellowships! Deadline January 15, 2026.

www.folger.edu/research/the...
Short-term Fellowships | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore.…
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November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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SAA invests in our members through grants, prizes, & member-driven initiatives — but we need your help. Consider donating to the Annual Fund to continue building robust support for all members. Any gift, no matter how small, makes a difference.

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Image of past SAA president Farah Karim-Cooper with guest speaker Adjoa Andoh. They are seated next to each other, holding microphones and smiling at an audience as they talk. Text over the image reads “your gift has an impact. Help a graduate student or contingent colleague join us at S A A’s annual meeting by giving today.” End ID.
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
nvshakespeare.bsky.social
Two weeks to go until our next NVS Seminar!

Prof. Eric Rasmussen (University of Nevada at Reno) will be talking about ‘The Fifth Folio: Shakespeare Without Rules’, Tue 18 Nov, 1pm CT, in person + online.

More details, including Zoom link: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news/
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Stars and Statues Made Human, Olympian Knights, Princes of Virginia!

This Wednesday in REP we read three masques for the Lady Elizabeth’s Wedding in 1613.
- written by Chapman & Beaumont, designs by Inigo Jones, music by Johnson, Coprario & Confesse

No Farthingales May Be Worn
From the title page of The Memorable Maske 1613 For more information see readingearlyplays.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM