shakehack – Terence Eden’s Blog https://shkspr.mobi/blog Regular nonsense about tech and its effects 🙃 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 09:42:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpeg shakehack – Terence Eden’s Blog https://shkspr.mobi/blog 32 32 <![CDATA[Review: This is Shakespeare by Emma Smith ★★★★★]]> https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/05/review-this-is-shakespeare-by-emma-smith/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/05/review-this-is-shakespeare-by-emma-smith/#respond Thu, 07 May 2020 11:52:13 +0000 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/?p=34916

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 plays. Part trivia, part behind-the-scenes exposé, part history lesson.

It's an excellent way to see behind the scenes - and revealed to me many hidden mysteries.

]]> https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/05/review-this-is-shakespeare-by-emma-smith/feed/ 0 <![CDATA[Introducing @1st_Folio_Scans - Shakespeare's First Folio on Twitter]]> https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2014/12/introducing-1st_folio_scans-shakespeares-first-folio-on-twitter/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2014/12/introducing-1st_folio_scans-shakespeares-first-folio-on-twitter/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:10:30 +0000 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/?p=20226 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 - @1st_Folio_Scans - simply exists as a simple way to browse through the scans. The account doesn't interact - or even post updates any more. It's a static account, for you to read through at your leisure.

Depending on how you read Twitter - through an app, the website, or API - you should be able to scroll through the scans. For example, open https://twitter.com/1st_Folio_Scans/media and click on a photo - you should see "previous" and "next" links.

Oh, if you're wondering what some of the stains are on the page, it's probably apple juice!

We can also see which pages were most well-read.

So, there you go, take a read of @1st_Folio_Scans when you have a moment.

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