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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · 1d

New brief archival note: six sisters identified; Massinger’s London years start a decade earlier, along the Holborn–Fleet–Ludgate corridor! urlsand.esvalabs.com?u=https%3A%2...

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today marks 400 years since John Fletcher’s death: the Jacobean playwright died of the plague and was buried at St. Saviour’s (now Southwark Cathedral) on 29 August 1625. I’m guest-editing a special Ben Jonson Journal issue celebrating this anniversary: coming soon!

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Jul 14

I absolutely loved discussing my recent research with Cassidy. It was my pleasure to contribute to her fabulous podcast!

That Shakespeare Life @thatshakespeare.bsky.social · Jul 14

NEW EPISODE: New archival evidence reveals Shakespeare and John Fletcher lived just a five-minute walk apart in 1596. Could that be where their collaboration began? Dive into the full story in this week’s episode of That Shakespeare Life. 🎭✨ www.cassidycash.com/ep378 #Shakespeare #JohnFletcher

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Jun 24

We're excited to show off our #ShakespeareStudies titles at #BSA2025 later this week! 📚

Explore our #Shakespeare #books, enjoy *FREE ACCESS* to digital chapters, and grab discounted books here 👇
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/06...

William Shakespeare Reading list 2025 - Manchester University Press

We’re delighted to launch our 2025 William Shakespeare reading list, featuring a selection of our latest publications alongside some of our bestselling titles in the field. Whether you’re researching ...

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 6

Plus open-topic articles by Kelsey Ridge, Philip Gilreath, Rajat Varma, @domlovascio.bsky.social and @matthewsteggle.bsky.social , as well as some performance and book reviews.

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hey #earlymodern folks! Latest issue of *Shakespeare* just out, with a special section on 'Health and Wellbeing' guest-edited by Joan Fitzpatrick. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rshk20/2...

Shakespeare

Volume 21, Issue 2 of Shakespeare

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Dr. Will Green @drwillgreen.bsky.social · May 29

So, due to contracts ending I seem to be entering something of a career break. If anyone needs any research assistance, guest speaking, or teaching, do let me know. I'm 4 years post-PhD with experience I archival research and public engagement, and hold FHEA status. And please share if you can 🙂

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Harry R. McCarthy (offline) @harrymccarthy.bsky.social · May 2

This coming Monday, at 6pm BST, @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and I take to the webinarwaves to discuss Titus Andronicus. Do join us as we try to make sense of this magnificent play!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/english-fa...

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Titus Andronicus

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Titus Andronicus from Oxford World's Classics.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Matthew Steggle @matthewsteggle.bsky.social · Apr 23

So I've got this article which should be coming out in the journal _Shakespeare_ any moment now, but in the meantime - Briefly, it's about a C17 letter preserved in the binding waste of a book now in Hereford Cathedral.

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Apr 3

Free access until the end of April!

Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Feb 7

Discover how a young, recently orphaned John Fletcher may have crossed paths with a rising Shakespeare in 1596 (long before they collaborated) in my latest article: 'Giles, John, and Will: The Fletchers and Shakespeare in Bishopsgate Street, London, 1596' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Giles, John, and Will: The Fletchers and Shakespeare in Bishopsgate Street, London, 1596

John Fletcher and William Shakespeare collaborated on three plays (Cardenio, All Is True; or King Henry VIII, and The Two Noble Kinsmen) from around summer 1612 to late autumn 1613. Much ink has be...

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Mar 14

It's almost unbelievable for me to see an article of mine published in Shakespeare Quarterly.
But All Is True.
Want to know more about John Fletcher's relationship to Shakespeare's First Folio around 1619-23? Come take a look!
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John Fletcher and the 1623 First Folio of Shakespeare’s Plays

The purpose of this article is to trace and illuminate the many and diverse threads connecting playwright John Fletcher to the 1623 volume of Mr. William S

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Feb 25

It's publication day for the paperback edition of my Revels Plays edition of THE FALSE ONE!
@manchesterup.bsky.social

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526184221/
Order a copy to celebrate Fletcher in the 400th year since his death!

Manchester University Press - The False One

The False One - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of The False One by Domenico Lovascio

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Feb 24

This might help: www.ustc.ac.uk

USTC

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Feb 13

Congratulations!

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Harry R. McCarthy (offline) @harrymccarthy.bsky.social · Feb 13

It’s the UK publication day for the New Oxford Shakespeare Titus Andronicus, featuring my critical introduction on theatrical innovation, rape, race, politics, and how the play has always forced audiences to confront their relationship with Shakespeare. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Feb 10

Missed it last week? Discover how a young John Fletcher might have met a rising Shakespeare in Bishopsgate Street, London, 1596.
Free access until the end of April!
doi.org/10.1080/1745...

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Feb 8

FREE ACCESS until the end of April!

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Feb 7

Discover how a young, recently orphaned John Fletcher may have crossed paths with a rising Shakespeare in 1596 (long before they collaborated) in my latest article: 'Giles, John, and Will: The Fletchers and Shakespeare in Bishopsgate Street, London, 1596' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Giles, John, and Will: The Fletchers and Shakespeare in Bishopsgate Street, London, 1596

John Fletcher and William Shakespeare collaborated on three plays (Cardenio, All Is True; or King Henry VIII, and The Two Noble Kinsmen) from around summer 1612 to late autumn 1613. Much ink has be...

www.tandfonline.com

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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · Jan 24

*Out now*

'Atrocity and Early Modern Drama' edited by Sarah E. Johnson & Georgina Lucas is the first sustained and wide-ranging account of late 16th- and early 17th-century conceptualizations of atrocity in English drama.

Find out more: bit.ly/4gGzcA0

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Dec 13

My Revels Plays edition of Fletcher, Massinger and Field's Thierry and Theodoret is now available for pre-order!
Out in June 2024!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526164209/
@manchesterup.bsky.social

Manchester University Press - Thierry and Theodoret

Thierry and Theodoret - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Thierry and Theodoret by Domenico Lovascio.

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Nov 30

I was indeed ready to burn the bridges

Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Nov 30

Thanks, Liz. Surprisingly received a reply from the Commissioning Editor within hours of writing this post.

Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Nov 30

Thanks, Pete. Surprisingly received a reply from the Commissioning Editor within hours of writing this post.

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Nov 30

Any advice? I sent a book proposal to a publisher. After one month I've received no reply whatsoever despite sending a couple of polite reminders. Is not even receiving a simple "Received, thanks" common? How long should I wait before contacting another publisher? Thanks

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Domenico Lovascio @domlovascio.bsky.social · Nov 23

Delighted by @drwillgreen.bsky.social's incredibly generous review of John Fletcher's Rome: Questioning the Classics.
Really thankful to Will and to the Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen for publishing it.
archivdigital.info/ce/domenico-...
@manchesterup.bsky.social

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