Shakespeare and Possibility, Part 4: The Demands of Editing King Lear

Episode Topic: The Demands of Editing King Lear

Enter the office of Peter Holland, McMeel Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Notre Dame and Chair of the International Shakespeare Association, with Dr. Jennifer Birkett, Shakespeare at Notre Dame’s postdoctoral research associate, to learn more about Holland’s current, and perhaps most daunting, project: editing King Lear for the upcoming Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series. Listen in to the inside story of not only the task of editing Shakespeare, but also the demands of editing King Lear.

Featured Speakers:

• Jennifer Birkett ’23 PhD is a Postdoctoral Fellow with Shakespeare at Notre Dame
• Peter Holland, McMeel Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Notre Dame and Chair of the International Shakespeare Association

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/363dbe.

This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Shakespeare & Possibility.

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