Special Issue 36 gives writers and scholars the opportunity to ‘write back’ to Shakespeare, to consider how that writing back might be undertaken, to explore as yet unplumbed aspects of Shakespeare’s work and legacy and to discuss the culture, industry and pedagogy surrounding his works.
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On the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death, this special issue of TEXT explores the nexus between two intimately linked yet distinct disciplines: Shakespeare Studies and Creative Writing.
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The night before my husband’s death, Hermione / appeared before him...
- Special Issues: scholarly articleThis paper argues that Shakespeare’s use of inventio methods conforms to Cicero’s treatise on rhetorical invention, and presents three analyses of Shakespeare’s application of the topics: notatio, contraries, and definitions.
- Special Issues: scholarly articleThis essay illustrates the capacity for writerly engagements with a Shakespearean text to tap into a history of words and images that goes far beyond the 400 years of Shakespeare.
Benefits of adapting Macbeth into a contemporary novel include the ability to dwell on the internal lives of characters and explore the modern relevance of the problems it poses.
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Mes amis, across the Channel I come, / A refugee from Rodez shock therapy / To stand upon England’s world-famous stage...
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Although William Shakespeare penned no known cookery books, dietaries or other works of culinary interest, a significant body of Shakespearean-themed popular food writing has been produced...
- Special Issues: scholarly articleThis article considers how treatment of Ophelia’s death in twenty-first century has been the significant narrative turning point for adaptations and appropriations...