French Crown-Colour Bard
Ahead of the Shakespeare in French Study Day, Dr Dominic Glynn explores the Bard's popularity across the Channel.
4 May 2016
Feature of the month: Randle Cotgrave's French dictionary
In 2016 Senate House Library is commemorating the quartercentenary of the death of William Shakespeare. This year’s Features of the Month celebrate books published in the same year as Shakespeare’s first four folios: 1623, 1632, 1664 and 1685. This is the second book to feature from 1632.
3 May 2016
Collecting Shakespeare at the University of London
Following her free lecture on the subject, Dr Karen Attar reflects on Shakespeare collection at Senate House Library.
25 Apr 2016
The Making, Framing and Translating of Shakespeare, the German National Poet
Andrea Meyer Ludowisy takes a look at Germany’s fascination with The Bard, charting Shakespeare’s history in the country against the collections at Senate House Library.
20 Apr 2016
‘a bwa a bwa a bwa BOOM!’: Kerouac on Shakespeare
Dr Richard Espley takes a look back at the time the Beats met the Bard.
13 Apr 2016