is a Ph.D. Student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill specializing in early modern English literature. His work primarily focuses on placing drama in its contemporary cultural, social, and intellectual contexts. His research interests include Jacobean tragedy, the occult, demonism, and the histories of religion and medicine.
Possets, drugs, and milky effects: A look at recipes, Shakespeare's plays, and other historical references
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Khristian S. Smith
Shakespeare’s plays are full of references to food and cookery, but they’re not always very appetizing. In Hamlet, the ghost of elder Hamlet describes the effect of the poison that Claudius pours into his ears, how it winds its way…
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