Christmas Overindulgence
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Find out what writer Gervase Markham recommended for those who overindulged in the 1600s!
Rebekah Owens ChristmasCopyright of the artist
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Thomas Kershaw 1819-1898
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Leading wood grainer and marbler, Thomas Kershaw visited Shakespeare's Birthplace on 5 October 1859
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors Thomas KershawShakespeare in Esperanto
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Today is Zahmenhof Day, also called Esperanto Day. To mark this occasion, Anna Kerr tells us about Esperanto translations of Shakespeare's works held in the Trust's library collection.
Anna Kerr Translating ShakespeareTranslating Shakespeare today: EU-project CultureShake gets students to bring Shakespeare’s words closer to home
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Lisa Peter, Project Manager of CultureShakespeare at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, tells us about a multilingual learning project that involves translations from the Trust's library.
Lisa Peter CultureShake Translating ShakespeareShakespeare in Russian, part three: Shakespeare after Red October
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In our third blog on Russian translations of Shakespeare, Kelsey Ridge sheds light on the fate of Shakespeare's works in post-revolutionary Russia.
Kelsey Ridge Russian Translating ShakespeareShakespeare in Romanian
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Malina Palamariu compares two Romanian translations of Hamlet's 'to be or not to be' speech held at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library.
Malina Palamariu Translating Shakespeare HamletShakespeare in Russian, part two: pre-revolutionary Shakespeares
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Kelsey Ridge tells us about the Trust's pre-revolutionary Russian editions of Shakespeare's works and their translators, marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution.
Kelsey Ridge Russian Translating ShakespeareShakespeare in Yoruba
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Video: Hamlet's 'To be or not to be' speech translated into Yoruba and performed by Nigerian poet, translator and performing artist Adeyinka Akinwande.
Mareike Doleschal Translating Shakespeare Hamlet100 Years since the Charge at Huj
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‘The Charge at Huj’ is a print of the renowned painting by Lady Elizabeth Butler. The charge occurred on the 8th November 1917 - 100 years ago today.
Jim Ranahan First World War military historyShakespeare in Russian: Konstantin Konstantinovich’s Hamlet
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Kelsey Ridge investigates the custodial history of a Russian Hamlet translation held in the library collection at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Kelsey Ridge Russian Translating Shakespeare Hamlet