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Marking a milestone: 200 episodes of Shakespeare Unlimited
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Marking a milestone: 200 episodes of Shakespeare Unlimited

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To celebrate releasing the 200th episode of the Folger’s Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, we revisit our five most popular episodes to date.

Active reading in the 16th century: Commonplace books and sammelbands
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Active reading in the 16th century: Commonplace books and sammelbands

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Collecting extracts of text in commonplace books and binding multiple books together to create a sammelband were two notable practices of readers in the 16th and 17th centuries, as Jason Scott-Warren (University of Cambridge) explains in this excerpt from a Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episode about books and reading in Shakespeare's England.
Nicholas Rowe, early Shakespeare biographer
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Nicholas Rowe, early Shakespeare biographer

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Nicholas Rowe is often referred to as William Shakespeare’s first biographer because his 1709 edition of Shakespeare’s works included an introduction with details about Shakespeare’s life. However, some of those details don’t appear to have much basis in the historical record, explains Brian Cummings, Anniversary Professor of English at the University of York.
Top Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes of 2021
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Top Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes of 2021

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Our top Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes from 2021 explore the British royal family, a Shakespeare-inspired novel, lost plays, and more. Happy listening! How We Hear Shakespeare’s Plays, with Carla Della Gatta In Shakespeare’s time, people talked about going to hear…

Such Sweet Thunder: The musical sonnets in Duke Ellington's Shakespeare suite
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Such Sweet Thunder: The musical sonnets in Duke Ellington's Shakespeare suite

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Duke Ellington includes "musical sonnets" in his 12-song Shakespeare jazz suite, Such Sweet Thunder. Learn more about this 1957 milestone in the story of jazz and Shakespeare from an interview with Douglas Lanier.
Helena Modjeska, a shining Polish-American star
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Helena Modjeska, a shining Polish-American star

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Esther Ferington
Born on October 12, 1840, the Shakespearean star Helena Modjeska shone bright in two very different theatrical worlds, first becoming a leading lady in Warsaw and then, after moving to Anaheim, California, launching a second career as a leading actress in the United States.
Shakespeare's roles in the Caribbean
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Shakespeare's roles in the Caribbean

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Shakespeare is woven into the culture of the British Caribbean, with a special emphasis on Caliban and The Tempest--but does he reflect the colonial past, influence anti-colonial authors, or both? Scholars Giselle Rampaul and Barrymore A. Bogues traced his complex role in a classic Shakespeare Unlimited interview.
A closer look at pregnancy, midwifery, and breastfeeding in the Tudor period
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A closer look at pregnancy, midwifery, and breastfeeding in the Tudor period

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Jakob Rüff. The expert midwife, 1637. Folger STC 21442 What was everyday life like for women throughout Tudor society? Elizabeth Norton, a historian of the queens of England and the Tudor period, shares stories on the Folger’s Shakespeare Unlimited podcast…

Summer reading: Find your next book by listening to these author interviews
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Summer reading: Find your next book by listening to these author interviews

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Looking for a good beach read? Something to bring on your long plane ride? Listen to these author interviews from the Folger’s Shakespeare Unlimited podcast to find a novel inspired by Shakespeare’s stories and his world. Naomi Miller on Mary…

Top 5 Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes of 2020
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Top 5 Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes of 2020

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Our top Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes from 2020 explore Shakespeare’s sources, his sonnets, and the solace we take in his work. Happy listening!
‘Julius Caesar’ and Shakespeare’s change in the American curriculum, from rhetoric to literature
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‘Julius Caesar’ and Shakespeare’s change in the American curriculum, from rhetoric to literature

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Early 19th-century American students would study speeches from Shakespeare’s plays as examples of good public speaking, not as literature. How did Shakespeare’s place in the school curriculum change?
Romeo and Juliet: Is Shakespeare’s famous love story actually a play about violence?
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Romeo and Juliet: Is Shakespeare’s famous love story actually a play about violence?

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Tybalt (Rex Daugherty) duels Mercutio (Brad Koed), with Benvolio (Aaron Bliden) looking on. Romeo and Juliet, Folger Theatre, 2013. Casey Kaleba was the fight director. Photo by Teresa Wood. Is Romeo and Juliet a play about love? Well yes, but…

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