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For a reading connecting Hamlet's emphasis on mechanical traps, such as the mousetrap which was increasingly sophisticated by the turn of the seventeenth century, and the doctrinal sense of the word "scandal," see Mark Dahlquist, "Hamlet and the Snare of Scandal" in this issue.
Shakespeare Quarterly has some exciting news to share. On January 1, 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP) will become the journal’s new publisher.
Both Ewan Fernie and Paul Kottman have recently published books that address the expansive topics of Shakespeare and freedom. In addition to each author reviewing the other’s book in our Fall 2017 issue, Fernie and Kottman answered a set of our questions to further explore the relationship between Shakespeare and freedom.
Dr. Barbara Mowat, our friend and colleague, coeditor of the Folger Shakespeare Library editions, consulting editor at Shakespeare Quarterly, former director of research at the Folger Shakespeare Library, former editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, and former chair of the Folger Institute, passed away on November 24, 2017. She was 83….
Why Did They Both Die?
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