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| Let's face it: Modern audiences sometimes go from roaring with laughter to scratching their heads when it comes to enjoying Shakespeare's jokes four hundred years later. How (and why) has "what's funny" changed over the years—and what's still a guaranteed belly laugh? Join host Rebecca Sheir for another podcast in our Shakespeare Unlimited series. | | |
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Have you noticed the visual pun for Shakespeare's coat of arms? Take a look at the three original draft grants, which have left England for the first time and can be seen in the Folger's exhibition Symbols of Honor: Heraldry and Family History in Shakespeare's England. In this blog post, co-curator Nigel Ramsay explains the history and significance behind the documents and the herald who drafted them, William Dethick.
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| It's been 30 years since the first Teaching Shakespeare Institute at the Folger, and we just said farewell to the 25 teachers who came to Washington, DC, this summer for the prestigious four-week program. These photos show teachers collaborating together, learning from scholars, investigating primary source material in the Folger’s Reading Rooms, challenging themselves with performance-based teaching strategies, and using technology to build effective classroom material. | | |
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Think Wikipedia, but for the Folger. Folgerpedia is an infinitely updateable, constantly growing encyclopedia of all things Folger and of interest to the Folger community. This is a collaborative resource, which means we're looking to involve people outside the Folger in creating articles. Learn about the sorts of topics you might expect to find on Folgerpedia and how you can apply to become a contributor.
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Stratford (the Ontario city, not Stratford-upon-Avon) is known for its world-famous theater festival, but it's also hosted a vibrant six-week music festival for the past 14 years. This year the Folger's early music ensemble-in-residence performed two concerts at the festival: a program written for and inspired by Shakespeare's plays and a program honoring the tradition of patronage in Shakespeare's England, which will be performed at the Folger in September.
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