2016 Shakespeare in Contemporary Culture

Join RN Books and Arts Sarah Kanowski as she discusses the work and influence of William Shakespeare 400 years after his death with Professor Peter Holbrook, Professor of Shakespeare and English Renaissance Literature at the University of Queensland.  

Some of Professor Holbrook’s recent publications include English Renaissance Tragedy: Ideas of Freedom (London: Bloomsbury/Arden Shakespeare, 2015) and Shakespeare’s Creative Legacies: Artists, Writers, Performers, and Readers, co-edited with Paul Edmondson (London: Bloomsbury/Arden Shakespeare, 2016). Shakespeare’s Individualism appeared with Cambridge University Press in the U.K. in 2010. Fans of the Bard are encouraged to celebrate all things Shakespeare at this very special free event. 

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Thu 8 Sep 2016

Duration 1 hour

Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

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Peter Holbrook

Peter Holbrook

Peter Holbrook is a Professor of Shakespeare and English Renaissance Literature at The University of Queensland, and directs a research unit there focused on the history of emotions Peter is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and has written widely for the print media.

Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

Stanley Place, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

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