Adrian Streete
@profastreete.bsky.social
Professor of Early Modern English Literature and Religion, University of Glasgow. Old books, MSs, and ideas; classical music; oh, and our cat. My views.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/staff/adrianstreete/
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/staff/adrianstreete/
Spending today and tomorrow at the Mitchell Library - love this place.
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Spending today and tomorrow at the Mitchell Library - love this place.
Remember, remember
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Remember, remember
I’m enjoying the autumn colours in and around the University.
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I’m enjoying the autumn colours in and around the University.
A fantastic and moving performance of ‘La Boheme’ tonight by Scottish Opera.
October 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A fantastic and moving performance of ‘La Boheme’ tonight by Scottish Opera.
Pleased to have a chapter in this great chunk of a book. Congratulations to @loughnrv.bsky.social and Will Sharpe on a job well done.
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Pleased to have a chapter in this great chunk of a book. Congratulations to @loughnrv.bsky.social and Will Sharpe on a job well done.
First public outing for ‘Zachary Boyd’s Books’ last night. Thanks to the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies for hosting, and to everyone who came along in person and online.
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
First public outing for ‘Zachary Boyd’s Books’ last night. Thanks to the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies for hosting, and to everyone who came along in person and online.
Not sure what auld Zachary would make of it all, but he was in The Times yesterday and The Scotsman today.
October 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Not sure what auld Zachary would make of it all, but he was in The Times yesterday and The Scotsman today.
Enjoying the autumn colours and skies in Dumfries and Galloway.
October 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Enjoying the autumn colours and skies in Dumfries and Galloway.
Pleased to have a copy of @drnaomibaker’s new book, ‘Voices of Thunder’. Buy it, read it, order it for your libraries- it’s a brilliant, timely book.
October 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Pleased to have a copy of @drnaomibaker’s new book, ‘Voices of Thunder’. Buy it, read it, order it for your libraries- it’s a brilliant, timely book.
First day of the new term.
September 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
First day of the new term.
Today I finished the first draft of my new book. It’s hard to write anything, really, and especially so given the state of the world at the moment. So I’m proud of getting to this point. Cheers.
September 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today I finished the first draft of my new book. It’s hard to write anything, really, and especially so given the state of the world at the moment. So I’m proud of getting to this point. Cheers.
A decent coffee and a few hours to myself - bliss.
September 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A decent coffee and a few hours to myself - bliss.
The mantelpiece has been cleared for decorating, and so his nibs has staked his claim.
August 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The mantelpiece has been cleared for decorating, and so his nibs has staked his claim.
Fantastic concert tonight at the Edinburgh Festival. The LSO and Antonio Pappano on fire in Beethoven and Shostakovich, with some dreamy Sibelius as an encore . #EdinburghFestival
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Fantastic concert tonight at the Edinburgh Festival. The LSO and Antonio Pappano on fire in Beethoven and Shostakovich, with some dreamy Sibelius as an encore . #EdinburghFestival
After an enforced absence, back in the happy place.
July 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
After an enforced absence, back in the happy place.
Great day for a dip on the Costa del Clyde!
July 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Great day for a dip on the Costa del Clyde!
Clearing the head this afternoon.
June 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Clearing the head this afternoon.
The academic equivalent of towels on the sun loungers.
June 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The academic equivalent of towels on the sun loungers.
This one has spent most of his second birthday asleep, punctuated by what can only be called miaow-yawns.
June 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This one has spent most of his second birthday asleep, punctuated by what can only be called miaow-yawns.
£3.00 - brightened up a rainy day in Glasgow.
May 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
£3.00 - brightened up a rainy day in Glasgow.
A beautiful day in Zürich.
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A beautiful day in Zürich.
Lovely to be back in Fribourg to give a lecture and seminar for the Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale, and to hear some brilliant papers by PhD students too.
May 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Lovely to be back in Fribourg to give a lecture and seminar for the Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale, and to hear some brilliant papers by PhD students too.
Well, if you’ve got it then you may as well flaunt it.
May 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Well, if you’ve got it then you may as well flaunt it.