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The Poisons, Potions, and Charms of Shakespeare’s Plays

by Allison Meier April 5, 2016August 19, 2021

Potions, poisons, and symbolic herbs are frequent plot devices in the plays of William Shakespeare, and reflect the medical knowledge of his time.

Posted inIn Brief

A Digital Re-creation of a Lost 18th-Century Shakespeare Museum

by Allison Meier December 18, 2015December 18, 2015

One of the first museums created for the enjoyment of the middle class was the Shakespeare Gallery, opened in 1789 by John Boydell.

Posted inArt

Imagining the Thoughts of Women Readers in Paintings

by Claire Voon September 29, 2015October 3, 2015

One recurring image in the paintings of Western art history is that of a woman sitting in solitude, seemingly lost in the pages of a book.

Posted inArt

22,000 Images from Leading US & UK Authors, Including Wilde & Thoreau, Released Online

by Allison Meier July 6, 2015July 9, 2015

Around 22,000 images from collections on 25 authors are now available through the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas.

Posted inArt

The Lonely, Private Paintings of Tennessee Williams

by Allison Meier May 28, 2015May 31, 2015

NEW ORLEANS — On the patio of his cottage in Key West, with his most celebrated writing years behind him, playwright Tennessee Williams took refuge in painting.

Posted inNews

Historian Cracks a Code and Discovers a Possible Portrait of Shakespeare

by Laura C. Mallonee May 22, 2015May 22, 2015

“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,” William Shakespeare wrote in a stanza from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Using Fiction to Map the Emotional Geography of Victorian London

by Allison Meier April 23, 2015April 24, 2015

The Stanford Literary Lab has plotted quotes from over 700 19th-century authors who mentioned locations in London in order to compose concentrations of dread or happiness.

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The Library of Congress Is Uploading 75 Years of Poetry and Literature Recordings

by Allison Meier April 16, 2015April 21, 2015

Yesterday selections from the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature at the Library of Congress became available to stream online for the first time.

Posted inOpinion

The Problem with the “Medical Humanities”

by Becca Rothfeld March 23, 2015March 23, 2015

A work of literature or art can be effective in different ways — most of which are by nature invisible.

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Mysterious Engravings Question Authorship of Shakespeare’s Works

by Laura C. Mallonee March 13, 2015March 12, 2015

William Shakespeare was a commoner who wrote witty plays attended by Queen Elizabeth. Sir Francis Bacon was a noble who served as her Attorney General. Right?

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Gogol on the Go: Moscow Metro Riders Get Free eBooks

by Benjamin Sutton November 3, 2014November 3, 2014

Muscovites may now download books by Russia’s literary giants for free while they wait for the subway. Thanks to an initiative of Moscow Metro, the city’s public transportation authority, riders can download ebooks to their smartphones and tablets by scanning a QR code on the subway platform.

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New Algorithm Turns the Emotion of Language into Music

by Allison Meier May 27, 2014May 30, 2014

The future of e-books, or any electronic text, may be soundtracked. A new experiment in automation is generating music in response to the emotion of words in literature.

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