{"id":377,"date":"2017-02-21T16:34:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T16:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/englishresearch\/?p=377"},"modified":"2017-02-21T17:58:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T17:58:21","slug":"dr-rory-loughnane-is-awarded-the-faculty-of-humanities-prize-for-starting-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/englishresearch\/2017\/02\/21\/dr-rory-loughnane-is-awarded-the-faculty-of-humanities-prize-for-starting-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Rory Loughnane is awarded the Faculty of Humanities Prize for Starting Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Faculty of Humanities Prize for Starting Research has been awarded to\u00a0Dr Rory Loughnane<\/a>\u00a0(School of English)\u00a0in recognition of his significant contribution to the landmark new critical edition of Shakespeare’s works, The New Oxford Shakespeare <\/em>(Oxford University Press, 2016-17)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New Oxford Shakespeare <\/em>is the flagship publication of Oxford University Press (OUP) in 2016-17. Its publication was planned to coincide with the quatri-centennial anniversary of Shakespeare\u2019s death; the first volume, the Modern Critical Edition<\/em>, was published in October 2016.<\/p>\n

The editing of Shakespeare is generally undertaken by the most senior scholars after a lifetime of teaching and research. Rory was hired as Associate Editor at the age of twenty-seven because of his publications on Shakespeare with field-leading journals and university presses. He was initially asked to undertake six plays for the edition, but he was then invited to edit an additional four plays (and co-edit another), while also co-authoring the \u2018Canon and Chronology\u2019 essay among other duties.<\/p>\n

Although he has made this the centre of his work, Dr Loughnane also has an impressive profile outside the New Oxford Shakespeare <\/em>project. In addition to the ten plays which he has edited, he has produced 4 edited collections (with a further 2 forthcoming), twenty substantial scholarly articles and chapters.<\/p>\n

The New Oxford Shakespeare <\/em>is\u00a0<\/em>a new multi-volume and multi-platform edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. But it is also a research-led initiative to unearth new discoveries about the authorship,\u00a0provenance, and transmission of Shakespeare\u2019s works. As Associate Editor, Dr Loughnane\u00a0was responsible for editing ten\u00a0plays and co-editing another for the edition.\u00a0Major canonical works that he\u00a0edited include The Merchant of Venice<\/em>, Henry V<\/em>, Twelfth Night<\/em>, and The Tempest<\/em>. Dr Loughnane’s\u00a0other work for the edition was primarily focused on issues related to authorship and attribution, considering which plays Shakespeare wrote and, in certain cases, with whom. With Prof. Gary Taylor, the senior general editor on the project, Dr Loughnane\u00a0co-authored a book-length essay about \u2018The Canon and Chronology of Shakespeare\u2019s Works\u2019. This essay was published in the edition’s\u00a0Authorship Companion <\/em>(2017). Dr Loughnane\u00a0also undertook further original research about the co-authorship of All\u2019s Well that Ends Well <\/em>(in the Authorship\u00a0Companion<\/em>) and Titus Andronicus <\/em>(in The<\/em>\u00a0Review of English Studies<\/em>), among several other related studies.<\/p>\n

Some of the edition\u2019s new findings were marked during a two-day conference held at the University of Kent last November (co-organised with Prof. Catherine Richardson). This event drew significant media attention,\u00a0including\u00a0a televised BBC interview about the Canterbury-born poet Christopher Marlowe\u2019s co-authorship of certain of Shakespeare\u2019s early history plays. Work on the Alternative Versions <\/em>volume of the\u00a0New Oxford Shakespeare <\/em>continues apace, and Dr Loughnane is currently completing a\u00a0monograph\u00a0and an essay collection about related research.<\/p>\n

On receiving the award, Dr Loughnane made the following comment:<\/p>\n

\u2018It was such a lovely surprise to win this research prize. There is so much outstanding research in the Humanities taking place here at Kent, and it is an honour to be part of this active scholarly community. In particular, I am very grateful for the support of the School of English and the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS). I am also deeply indebted to the team of amazing scholars working on the New Oxford Shakespeare\u2014<\/em>it is a joy to see the edition in print at last.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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