On May 4, 2023 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to Shakespeare, gaming, and grief.
EXPLORE different ways digital technologies are applied to Shakespeare
- Continuing the celebration: Preserving birthday-related digital ephemera
- Digital humanities and Macbeth’s “creepiest” word
- Hamlet 360: Virtual Reality Shakespeare
- The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Digital Tempest
LEARN more about Shakespeare and gaming
- The game’s the thing (by presenter Dr. Erin Sullivan)
- Gaming and grieving with Shakespeare: Gabrielle Zevin’s new novel puts the ghostliness in gameplay
- Fortune’s Fools: early tarot cards
- Rough Magic: Performing Shakespeare Through Gaming Technology
REFLECT on early modern approaches to death and grieving
- Dancing Skeletons and Human Hair: Remembrance, Memento Mori, and Material Culture
- Three chords and the truth
- The art of dying
DISCOVER Shakespeare’s own sources of inspiration
- Shakespeare’s muses: The magic in his method
- Jonathan Bate on the Classics and Shakespeare
- Shakespeare and Folktales
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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Into the Vault: Books of the 1620s
Into the Vault: Books of the 1620s
See books from the Folger collection that were printed in European cities in the decade from which the Shakespeare First Folio emerged.
Fri, Jun 21 – Sun, Oct 13, 2024
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Romeo and Juliet: Teaching Teenagers Then and Now
Wednesday, September 18 at 8 pm ET
Folger Friday Presents: Craft Your Power
Folger Friday Presents: Craft Your Power
At Craft Your Power, guests can learn (or relearn) about handicrafts that have structured power and agency, utility and artistry, across cultures and throughout time. Hands-on crafting stations throughout the Folger will feature basket weaving, painting, origami, bracelet-making, and much more. Enjoy live jazz music in our galleries, snacks and drinks in the Great Hall, and other crafty Folger fun. Sign up today to reserve your spot.
Friday, Sept 20, 2024
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