The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 17.0731  Wednesday, 23 August 2006

From: 		Mike Jensen <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: 		Tuesday, 22 Aug 2006 20:24:56 -0700
Subject: 	Shakespeare Newsletter

The 267th issue of *The Shakespeare Newsletter* has news, articles, 
reviews, photos, and features that will be of interest to members of 
SHAKSPER.

On the cover:
The cover presents Jay L. Halio's brief overview of Shakespeare 
productions in Bulgaria that sets up a photo-illustrated analysis of an 
impressive *King Lear* at the National Theatre.

Articles:
"Reassessing the Theory of the King's Two Bodies" by Albert Rolls shows 
that the doctrine is more nuanced than we are usually told. Rolls hopes 
to "reignite debate."

Michael P. Jensen's "Krazy Shakespeare: How George Herriman Used 
Shakespeare in the Comic Strip Krazy Kat" includes a half dozen 
illustrations from strips and many more descriptions, showing the many 
ways Herriman appropriated Shakespeare.

In "The Disappearance of MacMorris: Shakespeare's Doomed Attempt at 
Portraying British Unity," Maura Grace Harrington questions whether the 
scenes *Henry V* with four characters from different parts of the United 
Kingdom really show British unity, suggesting instead that the treatment 
of MacMorris undermines this.

Notes:
In "The Play's the Thing . . .," John O'Connor studies the lexical 
possibilities of this use of "thing," finding the possibility of a new 
insight.

In "What Do Petruchio and Katherina Wear to Bianca's Wedding," Kelly 
Newman O'Connor speculates that the clothing was bought in Long Lane 
(there is likely but inconclusive evidence for this in the play), and 
shows the implications of clothing bought there.

News:
The announcement of an archive of Shakespeare in the Mass Media and 
Popular Culture opening at Southern Oregon University in Ashland.

Announcing the "Searching for Shakespeare" show at the Yale Center for 
British Art.

Abstracts from the "Festival Shakespeare" seminar at the 2006 
Shakespeare Association of America conference.

A call for papers for the California State University Shakespeare 
Symposium in Long Beach.

Books available for review in SNL.

Reviews:
*Shakespeare on Screen: Richard II* edited by Sarah Hatchuel and 
Nathalie Vienne-Guerin.

*Considering Shakespeare's Second Historical Tetalogy: Some Christian 
Features,* edited by Beatrice Batson.

There is also a review of Peter Saccio's two videotaped lecture series 
*William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies,* and 
*Shakespeare: The Word and the Action.*

Regular Features:
Grace Tiffany's "Review of Periodicals" reviews four journal articles.
Michael Best's "Electronic Shakespeares" on worth-it pay resources on 
the internet.
Michael P. Jensen's "Talking Books" interview with R. A. Foakes.

Shakespeare Newsletter is a wonderful bargain at just $3.75 per issue 
($4.25 outside the U.S.). Two-year subscriptions ($30 US, $34 foreign) 
are preferred. Subscribers outside the U.S. should use a credit card to 
save on extortionate bank charges. Please send subscription orders to "The
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NY 10801.  Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like a free sample copy.

Mike Jensen,
Contributing Editor

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