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Review: This is Shakespeare by Emma Smith

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William Shakespeare glaces at us from the cover of a book.

So much of what we say about Shakespeare is either not true, or just not relevant, deflecting us from investigating the challenges of his inconsistencies and flaws. This electrifying new book thrives on revealing, not resolving, the ambiguities of Shakespeare's plays and their changing topicality. A joyous read in these troubling times. A series of essays on Shakespeare from one of the UK's leading experts. At times, this feels like having a "Director's Commentary" on your favourite…

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Introducing @1st_Folio_Scans - Shakespeare's First Folio on Twitter

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As part of the Shakespeare Hackday I attended a few weeks ago, we discussed some creative uses of social media. Could we find people tweeting rhyming couplets from the sonnets, for example? I decided, in the limited time available, to create something much simpler. Because the Bodleian Library's scans of the First Folio are under a generous Creative Commons license, it's possible to share the images freely. And quite right too! I decided to place the archive onto Twitter. This account -…

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