New Variorum Shakespeare
@nvshakespeare.bsky.social
One of the oldest editorial projects in Shakespearean studies, now in a digital format. Based at Texas A&M University. newvariorumshakespeare.org
We regret that due to a very recent change in university policy we are no longer able to stream this event to a public audience as planned. We apologise profusely for the inconvenience and disappointment caused.
February 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
We regret that due to a very recent change in university policy we are no longer able to stream this event to a public audience as planned. We apologise profusely for the inconvenience and disappointment caused.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The schedule and Zoom links for next week’s conference about ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Winter’s Tale’ are now available on our website:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The schedule and Zoom links for next week’s conference about ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Winter’s Tale’ are now available on our website:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
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At least something is great about 2026. We've already gotten off to a wonderful start with Yahya Nurgat - come join us for our next seminar in two weeks with Federica Gigante and a bonus comment by Franciso Bethencourt.....
AMENDED PROGRAMME! But with good news: we'd love to welcome you to *four* sessions this term, not three!
Join us @ihr.bsky.social on Mondays at 17:30, or on zoom (sign up for the link here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...) #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
Join us @ihr.bsky.social on Mondays at 17:30, or on zoom (sign up for the link here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...) #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
At least something is great about 2026. We've already gotten off to a wonderful start with Yahya Nurgat - come join us for our next seminar in two weeks with Federica Gigante and a bonus comment by Franciso Bethencourt.....
A recording of last week’s NVS Seminar with Prof. Nataliya Torkut, Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre, is now available on our website:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
February 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
A recording of last week’s NVS Seminar with Prof. Nataliya Torkut, Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre, is now available on our website:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
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Yesterday members of the New Variorum Shakespeare team toured @tamu.bsky.social’s Virtual Production Institute. We’re working to use its augmented reality and enhanced green-screen technology for some exciting Shakespearean performance projects. More details coming soon…
January 31, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday members of the New Variorum Shakespeare team toured @tamu.bsky.social’s Virtual Production Institute. We’re working to use its augmented reality and enhanced green-screen technology for some exciting Shakespearean performance projects. More details coming soon…
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Our next talk!
Francesca Galligan on 'Sir Christopher Hatton and his books: reconstructing an Elizabethan library.'
How and why do we reconstruct historic libraries?
Thurs 12th February, 5:15 pm T.S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford (+ online via Zoom - register secretary@oxbibsoc.org.uk)
Francesca Galligan on 'Sir Christopher Hatton and his books: reconstructing an Elizabethan library.'
How and why do we reconstruct historic libraries?
Thurs 12th February, 5:15 pm T.S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford (+ online via Zoom - register secretary@oxbibsoc.org.uk)
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Our next talk!
Francesca Galligan on 'Sir Christopher Hatton and his books: reconstructing an Elizabethan library.'
How and why do we reconstruct historic libraries?
Thurs 12th February, 5:15 pm T.S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford (+ online via Zoom - register secretary@oxbibsoc.org.uk)
Francesca Galligan on 'Sir Christopher Hatton and his books: reconstructing an Elizabethan library.'
How and why do we reconstruct historic libraries?
Thurs 12th February, 5:15 pm T.S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford (+ online via Zoom - register secretary@oxbibsoc.org.uk)
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‘No one can say with certainty if, or when, the bubble will burst. If it does, it will be a financial market trauma, but from the viewpoint of the planet it might be better sooner rather than later.’
Donald MacKenzie on AI’s scale.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Donald MacKenzie on AI’s scale.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Donald MacKenzie · AI’s Scale
AI’s scale doesn’t matter just to specialists. The rest of us are being taken on a ride along the logarithmic curve...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
‘No one can say with certainty if, or when, the bubble will burst. If it does, it will be a financial market trauma, but from the viewpoint of the planet it might be better sooner rather than later.’
Donald MacKenzie on AI’s scale.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Donald MacKenzie on AI’s scale.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
TOMORROW: Prof. Nataliya Torkut, Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre, will be talking about the history of Shakespeare in Ukraine for our first NVS Seminar of the semester, live from Ukraine.
Thurs 29 Jan, 12 noon CT
Zoom link here: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
Thurs 29 Jan, 12 noon CT
Zoom link here: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 PM
TOMORROW: Prof. Nataliya Torkut, Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre, will be talking about the history of Shakespeare in Ukraine for our first NVS Seminar of the semester, live from Ukraine.
Thurs 29 Jan, 12 noon CT
Zoom link here: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
Thurs 29 Jan, 12 noon CT
Zoom link here: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
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JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800) at British Library
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
Here’s the schedule for our two-day conference about ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Winter’s Tale’ next month!
Full details, including a Zoom link for those who want to follow remotely, will be available on our website by the end of this week:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
Full details, including a Zoom link for those who want to follow remotely, will be available on our website by the end of this week:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
January 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Here’s the schedule for our two-day conference about ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Winter’s Tale’ next month!
Full details, including a Zoom link for those who want to follow remotely, will be available on our website by the end of this week:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
Full details, including a Zoom link for those who want to follow remotely, will be available on our website by the end of this week:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
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Playing around with some archival material for an essay on playgoing for @saaupdates.bsky.social. In 1620, Sir Robert Monson was accused of saying that you could learn more at a play than a sermon, and he names that play...
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Playing around with some archival material for an essay on playgoing for @saaupdates.bsky.social. In 1620, Sir Robert Monson was accused of saying that you could learn more at a play than a sermon, and he names that play...
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Want to know more about the history of Shakespeare in Ukraine, from the nineteenth century to the present day?
Come along to our first NVS Seminar of the semester, given by the Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre.
Full details and Zoom link here:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
🇺🇦
Come along to our first NVS Seminar of the semester, given by the Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre.
Full details and Zoom link here:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
🇺🇦
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Want to know more about the history of Shakespeare in Ukraine, from the nineteenth century to the present day?
Come along to our first NVS Seminar of the semester, given by the Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre.
Full details and Zoom link here:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
🇺🇦
Come along to our first NVS Seminar of the semester, given by the Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre.
Full details and Zoom link here:
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
🇺🇦
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CFP: Conference, 'Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750', University of Oxford, 18-19 June 2026
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Paper proposals are invited for this conference on the overlooked role of early modern women as writers of history. See clioreframed.hcommons.org.
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Paper proposals are invited for this conference on the overlooked role of early modern women as writers of history. See clioreframed.hcommons.org.
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM
CFP: Conference, 'Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750', University of Oxford, 18-19 June 2026
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Paper proposals are invited for this conference on the overlooked role of early modern women as writers of history. See clioreframed.hcommons.org.
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Paper proposals are invited for this conference on the overlooked role of early modern women as writers of history. See clioreframed.hcommons.org.
Join us on Thursday to hear about the history of Shakespeare in Ukraine from the Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre! 🇺🇦
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
January 24, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Join us on Thursday to hear about the history of Shakespeare in Ukraine from the Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre! 🇺🇦
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
Prof. Lena Orlin, Chair of the NVS Board, has co-authored a new study of ‘Book Culture in Shakespeare’s Stratford’ published by @ardenpublisher.bsky.social — www.bloomsbury.com/us/book-cult...
Book Culture in Shakespeare’s Stratford
The recent discovery of two Latin books that once belonged to the Quiney family of Stratford-upon-Avon expands our understanding of Shakespeare's grammar school…
www.bloomsbury.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Prof. Lena Orlin, Chair of the NVS Board, has co-authored a new study of ‘Book Culture in Shakespeare’s Stratford’ published by @ardenpublisher.bsky.social — www.bloomsbury.com/us/book-cult...
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How did plays from the popular theatre, written by an author better known as a poet, become the greatest literary monument in English?
Stephen Orgel's 'The Texts of Shakespeare: The Transformation of Popular Theatre to Printed Book' is out now: https://bit.ly/4jy3Hu8
Stephen Orgel's 'The Texts of Shakespeare: The Transformation of Popular Theatre to Printed Book' is out now: https://bit.ly/4jy3Hu8
January 23, 2026 at 12:16 PM
How did plays from the popular theatre, written by an author better known as a poet, become the greatest literary monument in English?
Stephen Orgel's 'The Texts of Shakespeare: The Transformation of Popular Theatre to Printed Book' is out now: https://bit.ly/4jy3Hu8
Stephen Orgel's 'The Texts of Shakespeare: The Transformation of Popular Theatre to Printed Book' is out now: https://bit.ly/4jy3Hu8
One week to go until our first NVS Seminar of the semester which will be delivered by Prof. Nataliya Torkut, Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre. Come along to hear about the history of Shakespeare in Ukraine.
Full details (including Zoom link):
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
Full details (including Zoom link):
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
New Variorum Shakespeare
newvariorumshakespeare.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:09 PM
One week to go until our first NVS Seminar of the semester which will be delivered by Prof. Nataliya Torkut, Director of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre. Come along to hear about the history of Shakespeare in Ukraine.
Full details (including Zoom link):
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
Full details (including Zoom link):
newvariorumshakespeare.org/news
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The traditional Bodleian Oath which every reader is required to read aloud on seeking admission to the Bodleian Libraries. 🫡
January 21, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The traditional Bodleian Oath which every reader is required to read aloud on seeking admission to the Bodleian Libraries. 🫡