The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 29.0328  Friday, 28 September 2018

 

From:        Harry Keyishian <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.> 

Date:         September 27, 2018 at 3:47 PM EDT

Subject:    Shakespeare and his Sources: Colloquium at Fairleigh

                 Dickinson University

 

“Shakespeare and his Sources” will be the subject of the annual Shakespeare Colloquium at Fairleigh Dickinson University on Saturday, October 27, 2018. During the day-long event, four speakers will discuss the ways Shakespeare creatively shaped and transformed his sources to compose his masterpieces. Plays discussed include Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Winter’s TaleRichard II, Henry V, and Measure for Measure, as well as the narrative poem, The Rape of Lucrece. Discussion periods will follow each presentation. 

Dr. June Schlueter of Lafayette College will discuss the discovery, with Dennis McCarthy, of a previously unknown Shakespeare source, a discovery reported on the front page of The New York Times in February. Dr. Thomas Fulton (Rutgers University) will speak about the influence of the Bible on Shakespeare’s work. Following a lunch break, Dr. Thomas Olson, who teaches at SUNY New Paltz, will discuss ideas of creativity and originality in Shakespeare’s day, and how a knowledge of sources enriches the study of Shakespeare. Dr. Lauren Silberman of Baruch College-CUNY will examine the sources, traditions, and political impact of The Rape of Lucrece.

 

The colloquium, which is free and open to the public, begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 pm. It will take place in Room S-11 of the Science Building at the Madison, NJ campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University. The lecture hall is handicap accessible. New Jersey teachers may receive five Professional Development hours for participating.

 

This will be the 26th year of these events. Coordinators are Dr. Mathieu Boyd, chair of the Department of Literature, Languages, and Philosophy, and Dr. Harry Keyishian, Professor Emeritus of English. For further information, please write This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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