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Location: WRE, Room 3
The Incomplete Works of William Shakespeare: Handling the Apocrypha
Dr Peter Kirwan, University of Nottingham
Birthday Cake and wine to follow
Dr Kirwan’s paper will open up the key questions surrounding the so-called ‘Shakespeare Apocrypha’ in light of the most current developments in Shakespeare editorial practice. As new major ‘Complete Works’ projects seek to consolidate the constitution of the canon while other multi-volume series add ever more plays, what is at stake in editing and author-ising those plays whose authorship may never be resolved beyond doubt?