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Othello: what’s in a name?
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Othello: what’s in a name?

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Simon P. Newman

Simon Newman examines the use of the name “Othello” given to enslaved people on both sides of the Atlantic.

A 17th Century Letter Collection, Part 2: Travelling Around Early Modern England, 1630-1632
Image of sealed letter with text transcribed above. A wax seal is visible at the top of the packet.
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A 17th Century Letter Collection, Part 2: Travelling Around Early Modern England, 1630-1632

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William Davis

A continued look at the Powell family letters.

Censorship and the Valladolid Folio
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Censorship and the Valladolid Folio

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Abner Aldarondo

Why was this copy of the Second Folio so heavily redacted? Dumbarton Oaks fellow Abner Aldarondo explores the reasons.

The Carib Garifuna Chief: Transatlantic Images of Chatoyer in the Early 19th Century
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The Carib Garifuna Chief: Transatlantic Images of Chatoyer in the Early 19th Century

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Désha Osborne

Folger Fellow Désha Osborne looks at Horace Twiss’s early 19th century play The Carib Chief.

Postcards in the (home) archive 1946–48
The back of a postcard with a handwritten message
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Postcards in the (home) archive 1946–48

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Stephen H. Grant

Stephen Grant examines postcards of the Folger sent in the years after World War II.

Should Ophelia Die in the 21st Century?
A print of a painting Ophelia lying down in a river, her hands out to her sides in a pleading gesture
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Should Ophelia Die in the 21st Century?

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Injela Zaini

Folger Fellow Injela Zaini examines Ophelia’s death and the purpose it serves.

Notes for future reference
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Notes for future reference

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Erin Blake

Do you ever leave notes to your self, to come back to later? Folger catalogers have a long history of doing this, as Erin Blake explains.

Changes they are a comin'! (They're here!)
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Changes they are a comin'! (They're here!)

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The Collation
How to ask a reference question
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How to ask a reference question

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Abbie Weinberg
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023
Bar graph with blue bars for August-December 2022. It is titled
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023

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The Collation
“To the right Wor[shipfu]ll and my very louinge freinde the Lady Powell …”: A 17th Century Letter Collection
hand written letter in english secretary hand; text as quoted above
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“To the right Wor[shipfu]ll and my very louinge freinde the Lady Powell …”: A 17th Century Letter Collection

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William Davis

The first part of a series of posts examining the Powell family letters.

The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway
A black and white woodcut with one man in the foreground and another in the background but the scene is mainly dominated by tall structures and the sweep of scenery behind them
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The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway

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Mallika Kavadi
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