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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Thursday 8 September 2016

Duration 1 hour

SLQ Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

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SLQ Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

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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.

Sarah Kanowski

Sarah Kanowski

Sarah Kanowski is a presenter with Books and Arts on ABC RN. She has a Masters Degree in English from Oxford University, has edited Island magazine in Tasmania and also herded goats in Chile.

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