{"id":2930,"date":"2020-04-17T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T14:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/english-news\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2020-04-17T15:42:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T14:42:03","slug":"rory-loughnane-discusses-shakespeares-co-authors-for-the-guardian-and-the-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/english-news\/2020\/04\/17\/rory-loughnane-discusses-shakespeares-co-authors-for-the-guardian-and-the-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory Loughnane discusses Shakespeare’s co-authors for The Guardian and The Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Rory Loughnane<\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Studies in the School of English<\/a>, was interviewed in The Guardian<\/em> and The Observer<\/em> this month about new findings concerning William Shakespeare’s co-authors. This new research will be featured in a new collection, entitled Early Shakespeare, 1588-1594<\/a> <\/em>(Cambridge University Press, 2020), co-edited by Rory and Dr Andrew J. Power (University of Sharjah).<\/p>\n

Early Shakespeare, 1588\u20131594, <\/em>due to be published later this month,<\/em>\u00a0draws together leading scholars of text, performance, and theatre history to offer a rigorous re-appraisal of Shakespeare’s early career. The contributors offer rich new critical insights into the theatrical and poetic context in which Shakespeare first wrote and his emergence as an author of note, while challenging traditional readings of his beginnings in the burgeoning theatre industry.<\/p>\n

In one article, Rory discusses research by Dr John V. Nance which points to Christopher Marlowe as a plausible candidate for co-author of Shakespeare’ s The Taming of The Shrew. <\/em>The research, which focuses on Scene 3 of the play, is the first evidence that Marlowe wrote comedy.<\/p>\n

‘This is a transformative finding for our understanding of the play\u2019s composition, as well as having significant implications for any critical assessments of the play\u2019s structure, themes and characters. More research is required into the identity of the play\u2019s co-author or co-authors, but any future studies will have to take Marlowe\u2019s candidacy seriously’, explains Rory. ‘Nance\u2019s groundbreaking research, complementing other exciting new studies in Early Shakespeare, 1588-1594<\/em>, forces a broader reconsideration of Shakespeare\u2019s early working life and writing practices’.<\/p>\n

The full article can be found on the Guardian’s website here:
\nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2020\/apr\/14\/did-shakespeares-taming-of-the-shrew-have-two-authors-christopher-marlowe<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition, Professor Gary Taylor, who has also contributed to Early Shakespeare, 1588\u20131594,<\/em>\u00a0has identified playwright Thomas Watson as the primary author of Arden of Faversham, <\/em>as reported in The Observer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rory says: ‘Taylor\u2019s identification of Watson\u2019s hand in Arden<\/em> \u2026 is a major finding, not least for our understanding of Shakespeare\u2019s early career’.<\/p>\n

The full article can be found on the Guardian’s website here:
\nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2020\/apr\/05\/shakespeares-secret-co-writer-finally-takes-a-bow-430-years-late<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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