Shakespeare 400 Canterbury: Chapter and Verse
A collaborative open lecture series, part of the University of Kent’s celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death
Professor Catherine Richardson (Professor of Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent)
‘The Provincial Bard: Shakespeare outside London’
Tuesday 11 October 2016, 6pm
AV Theatre Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury Cathedral
Hosted by Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archive
Abstract
What places do you imagine when you think of Shakespeare? What kind of lifestyle, what social relationships, go with your thoughts about early modern playing – was he a court favourite, playing and mixing in circles way above him socially, for instance? This lecture explores other places, suggesting that Shakespeare would never have become a world-famous playwright without the provinces – that they shaped him as a man and a writer, affecting the way his plays were put on in his lifetime, and that they have had a considerable and largely unsung hand in determining his legacy.’
For further details about the Shakespeare 400 project please see the School of English website.