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Shakespeare Jubilee

Shakespeare's birthplace: Embellishing an ordinary home
Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Shakespeare's birthplace: Embellishing an ordinary home

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Richard Schoch

Richard Schoch examines the first published image of William Shakespeare’s birthplace from 1769, reflecting on the transformation of a humble home into a significant tourist site in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Excerpt: What Blest Genius? The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare
Shakespeare Jubilee
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Excerpt: What Blest Genius? The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare

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Shakespeare & Beyond

This new book by Andrew McConnell Stott is about David Garrick and the Shakespeare Jubilee of 1769 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

David Garrick and the cult of bardolatry
David Garrick in Romeo and Juliet
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David Garrick and the cult of bardolatry

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Esther French

David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in Romeo and Juliet. Based on a painting by Benjamn Wilson engraved by Ravenet. Enamel, ca. 1765. Folger Shakespeare Library. The leading actor-manager of the 1700s, David Garrick revolutionized English theatre with a lively,…