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The roles of the river in early modern times
Shakespeare and Beyond

The roles of the river in early modern times

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Shakespeare & Beyond

An excerpt from Reading the River in Shakespeare’s Britain surveys some of the cultural roles of rivers, including how Shakespeare mentioned them in his plays.

Environmental history and the muckhill fine for Shakespeare's father
Shakespeare and Beyond

Environmental history and the muckhill fine for Shakespeare's father

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Esther Ferington

New research casts a more positive light on why Shakespeare’s father was fined for building a muckhill.

33 Shakespeare quotes about the weather
Shakespeare and Beyond

33 Shakespeare quotes about the weather

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Ben Lauer

If you’re running out of ways to say, “It’s too hot,” try Shakespeare. Here are over thirty ways to complain about the weather.

Shakespeare and the Environment, with Todd Andrew Borlik
Shakespeare Unlimited

Shakespeare and the Environment, with Todd Andrew Borlik

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Todd Andrew Borlik’s book explores the ways that the ecological concerns of Jacobean England appear in Shakespeare’s plays.

Shakespeare and the Ocean, with Steve Mentz
Shakespeare Unlimited

Shakespeare and the Ocean, with Steve Mentz

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Steve Mentz’s books connect literary criticism with marine ecology. He takes us on a deep dive into Shakespeare and the sea.

In Search of Nature’s Not-So-Lost Treasures: Juan Eusebio Nieremberg on Ecology
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In Search of Nature’s Not-So-Lost Treasures: Juan Eusebio Nieremberg on Ecology

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Javier Patiño Loira

Folger Fellow Javier Patiño Loira explores early modern concerns about nature and extinction.

The habitability of our planet—is it only a contemporary issue?
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The habitability of our planet—is it only a contemporary issue?

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Mauricio Onetto
A solution for pollution?
Shakespeare and Beyond

A solution for pollution?

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Sarah Hovde

In honor of Earth Day, here’s a prominent early modern treatise against air pollution in London from the Folger collection: “Fumifugium,” published in 1661.

Shakespeare, ecology, and the environment
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Shakespeare and Beyond

Shakespeare, ecology, and the environment

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Randall Martin

What does Shakespeare say about ecology and its politically engaged cousin environmentalism? Neither term appears in his work—unsurprising since they hadn’t been coined yet.