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Publishing scholarly editions of Shakespeare’s plays since 1899. Home of the Third Series, Complete Works and cutting-edge Shakespeare & Early Modern research. 🎭 www.bloomsbury.com/theardenshakespeare

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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why did Shakespeare leave Stratford? Who did he mix with in London? And why did he put down his pen to come home to Anne and his family again, and again? Paul Menzer explores these mysteries in 'The Complete Life of William Shakespeare'. Pre-order now: bit.ly/3TvsyGh
Banner for 'The Complete Life of William Shakespeare' by Paul Menzer, published by The Arden Shakespeare.
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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From Essential Shakespeare to Arthur Miller's New York, the Critical Studies and Performance Practice update is now live, offering 82 new eBooks from @methuendrama.bsky.social and @ardenpublisher.bsky.social. Find out more: www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/critical-studies-and-performance-practice
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"To enter Shakespeare’s plays on their own terms, you need to enter a world governed by humors and heavenly spheres, rigid social hierarchies, and powerful natural forces." www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
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Duty and disorder: Seeing Shakespeare through Elizabethan eyes | Josh Lubarr and Rebecca Goodheart on Shakespeare’s World
This blog post asks: how would Shakespeare’s plays appear to us if we had the worldview of an Elizabethan audience? It examines some of the key beliefs and ideas of hierarchy, duty and disorder, and p...
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The verifiable facts of his life would fit on the back of a postcard. But the stories that we have told about them would fill a dozen phone books.” Check out this episode of Shakespeare Unlimited from @folger.edu with author Paul Menzer. www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...
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The Complete Life of William Shakespeare, with Paul Menzer | Folger Shakespeare Library
How do you write a "complete" life of Shakespeare when very little complete information about his life exists? Paul Menzer manages to do just that—while throwing some "wobbles into the orbit" of well-...
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Matt @bestatfailing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My review of the foundational @ardenpublisher.bsky.social Fourth Series edition of Titus Andronicus, edited by Curtis Perry and Ayanna Thompson, if anyone is interested. currentshakespeare.substack.com/p/arden-shak... #Shakespeare
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Arden Shakespeare Titus Andronicus Review
Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series, edited by Curtis Perry and Ayanna Thompson
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don’t miss this lunchtime lecture! 🚨 Shakespeare's Objects: Understanding the Off-Stage Lives of Early Modern Stage Props 📅 Thursday, 22 October 2026 📍V&A South Kensington 🎟️ www.vam.ac.uk/event/NMnxLX... 📕 www.bloomsbury.com/9781350123564/
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Lunchtime Lectures: Shakespeare's Objects: Understanding the Off-Stage Lives of Early Modern Stage Props - V&A Academy Talk at V&A South Kensington · V&A
This event is part of the free Lunchtime Lecture series. Booking is recommended but not essential.
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"To enter Shakespeare’s plays on their own terms, you need to enter a world governed by humors and heavenly spheres, rigid social hierarchies, and powerful natural forces." Learn more about the "lost worldview" that shaped Shakespeare's plays! www.bloomsbury.com/discover/blo...
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Duty and disorder: Seeing Shakespeare through Elizabethan eyes | Josh Lubarr and Rebecca Goodheart on Shakespeare’s World
This blog post asks: how would Shakespeare’s plays appear to us if we had the worldview of an Elizabethan audience? It examines some of the key beliefs and ideas of hierarchy, duty and disorder, and p...
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Now in paperback 🎭✨ Shakespeare’s Compassion: bit.ly/3ToO13r Shakespeare and Fun: bit.ly/4pTiPWk
The image promotes two books from The Arden Shakespeare series, now available in paperback. The first book, "Shakespeare's Compassion". The second book, "Shakespeare and Fun".
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Ben Blyth @benblyth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Shakespeare in Shoreditch! Coming soon to a bookshop near you from @ardenpublisher.bsky.social 🥳🥳🥳
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Kim Gilchrist @kimgilchrist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It’s publication day for my new book! Have a look if you’re interested in romance plays, popular culture, regional and amateur playing, doubling, rogue Stuarts, joy, and the adventures of Mucedorus in the seventeenth century. Info here: bit.ly/4qRZHZ7 Published by @ardenpublisher.bsky.social
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New research in Early Modern culture and drama is available 📚🎭 Popular Romance in Early Modern Amateur and Regional Drama: bit.ly/4fAdtKM Rethinking Science and Religion in Early Modern Culture: bit.ly/4wseueW
Two book covers from The Arden Shakespeare series are shown. The first book, titled "Popular Romance in Early Modern Amateur and Regional Drama: The Age of Mucedorus" and the second book, titled "Rethinking Science and Religion in Early Modern Culture".
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Matt @bestatfailing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My review of the excellent @ardenpublisher.bsky.social Fourth Series edition of Julius Caesar, edited by @authorajhartley.bsky.social if anyone is interested. currentshakespeare.substack.com/p/arden-shak... #Shakespeare
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Arden Shakespeare Julius Caesar Review
Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series, edited by Andrew James Hartley
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Which new book has caught your eye? 👀📚 Explore our July–September 2026 Drama & Performance Studies catalogue: bit.ly/4dJ4Igr
Bloomsbury's 'Drama & Performance Studies New Books' catalogue, featuring books publishing from July to September 2026.
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
From The Taming of the Shrew to The Tempest, echoes of Shakespeare's own life can be glimpsed throughout his plays. Discover an arresting account of love, loss, departure, and homecoming in 'The Complete Life of William Shakespeare'. Coming October | Pre-order today: bit.ly/3TvsyGh
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Stock up on Shakespeare ahead of the new term, including the Third Series and the new Fourth Series www.bloomsbury.com/discover/blo...
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The Arden Shakespeare - Bloomsbury
For over a hundred years, The Arden Shakespeare has published scholarly editions of the full range of Shakespeare’s works, edited and annotated by world-leading experts.
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Missed us at the ISC conference @shakesinstitute.bsky.social last month? Catch up on the recording of our panel discussing all things Fourth Series ⬇️ youtu.be/t6liUTnRF2s?si=3FZKHZ5OtW6…
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The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series at the International Shakespeare Conference 2026
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🎙️ What goes into editing As You Like It for The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series? Tom Bishop joins the Shakespeare in the Ruff podcast to discuss his forthcoming edition, what to expect from the series & more. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1VrxgOX0DV…
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2026 - Ep. 3 Editing the Arden Fourth Series of As You Like It with Tom Bishop
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New paperbacks out now! 📕 Global King Lear: bit.ly/4xbmeCk 📕 Shakespeare and Seriality: bit.ly/4fC8Ujb
Two book covers against a gradient background. The book on the left is titled "Global King Lear" and the book on the right is titled "Shakespeare and Seriality".
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New paperbacks publishing today! 📖 The Winter's Tale: bit.ly/4x7h6Ph 📖 Atrocity and Early Modern Drama: bit.ly/3TZtEtK
The image features two book covers from The Arden Shakespeare series. The first is "The Winter's Tale: A Critical Reader," the second is "Atrocity and Early Modern Drama,".
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What can we really know about Shakespeare's life? In 'The Complete Life of William Shakespeare', Paul Menzer uses the few facts we have about Shakespeare's life to illuminate the language and characters that continue to define him. Coming October | Pre-order your copy: bit.ly/3TvsyGh
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Find out what’s new and forthcoming in Drama & Performance Studies this summer 🌞🎭 Explore the July–September 2026 catalogue: bit.ly/4dJ4Igr
Bloomsbury's 'Drama & Performance Studies New Books' catalogue, featuring books publishing from July to September 2026.
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
UK-based BAED scholars: ⏰Time is ticking! Just 3 days left to apply for the 2026 Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship. Apply👉 bit.ly/4pd67Bs Don't miss your chance to receive 1:1 mentorship and resources to get your book idea publication-ready. cc @writersandartists.bsky.social
UK scholars: Apply to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship by Aug 1
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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
From Shakespeare and Interpretation to Arthur Miller and New York, the Critical Studies and Performance Practice update launches next month with 82 new eBooks from @methuendrama.bsky.social and @ardenpublisher.bsky.social. Discover the collection: bit.ly/4pQ9DC6
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Kim Gilchrist @kimgilchrist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
So excited to share the cover of my new monograph, published by @ardenpublisher.bsky.social in September! Appropriately for a book about romance, it’s been quite a journey. Many thanks to Jade Grogan at Arden and everyone who’s offered advice, wisdom, and expertise over the years.
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New research out now! 📖 Horror on the Early Modern Stage: bit.ly/4oOgbk4 📖 Shakespeare and Theories of Political Theology: bit.ly/4waQYCQ 📖 The Chorus in Early Modern English Tragedy: bit.ly/4b8Iq7c
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Patrick Kincaid @patrickkincaid.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A book I need in my life.
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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Look at this beautiful new thing by the fabulous, path-finding @profcatheriner.bsky.social - in the innovative companion volumes to the Arden Fourth Series Shakespeare 🗡️🛏️💀💍🕯️❤️
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Catherine Richardson @profcatheriner.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Pleased to see it out at last! Digging down into the lived experience and ways of thinking that objects, fabrics, scents etc brought with them onto the stage, in short chapters based around particular things (with colour images!).
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Amy Lidster @amylidster.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Fantastic plenary roundtable @wsc2026verona.bsky.social #WSC2026 led by Silvia Bigliazzi on an exciting, mega multi-volume project on Shakespeare’s Sources: Texts, Ideas, Horizons - just officially announced as being published by @ardenpublisher.bsky.social. Thrilled to be contributing to it!
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German Shakespeare Society (DSG) @dsg-shakespeare.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The @wsc2026verona.bsky.social is in full swing with fantastic keynotes, roundtables, panels, seminars, workshops, interviews & the @ardenpublisher.bsky.social Shakespeare Fourth Series presentation now. 🎉 Evenings are also a highlight with the #Verona #Shakespeare Fringe. What a Shakespeare feast!
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A packed hall for our Shakespeare and Adaptation series celebration yesterday @wsc2026verona.bsky.social 🎉 Thanks to everyone who came along to listen and ask questions! #WSC2026 Find out more about the series: bit.ly/4vRliSv
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Beds, perfumes, doublets, torches, lutes, clocks, handkerchiefs… Who owned these objects in early modern England? How were they used? @profcatheriner.bsky.social's 'Shakespeare's Objects' explores 33 significant objects in full colour illustration. Out today! bit.ly/4f7YOaM
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Kicking off #WSC2026 with Greg Doran in conversation with @paul-edmondson.bsky.social about Greg's memoir 'Walking Shadow: Love, Loss and Shakespeare' @wsc2026verona.bsky.social bit.ly/4ptABiw
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World Shakespeare Congress 2026 Verona @wsc2026verona.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
UK scribes! 📢 Publishing your first book can feel daunting—but you don’t have to do it alone. Our Academic Writing Fellowship with @writersandartists.bsky.social offers UK recipients a year of mentorship, networking, and free access to Bloomsbury books and events. ✨ bit.ly/4pd67Bs
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Fourth Series General Editor Tiffany Stern and Fourth Series Fellow Varsha Panjwani @drvarshap.bsky.social repping the series in their on-brand outfits at the ISC conference @shakesinstitute.bsky.social last week! bit.ly/4yrQoCA
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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I'm in Stratford in part to celebrate the launch of the new Arden 4 series, which began with my JULIUS CAESAR, here seen in some pretty elite scholarly company.
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Author Siobhan Keenan at the ISC conference with her STR Theatre Book Prize-shortlisted 'Richard Burbage and the Shakespearean Stage'! bit.ly/456Jh52
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Fourth Series volume editors Tom Bishop and @authorajhartley.bsky.social with their editions of As You Like It (a very early preview copy ahead of October's publication date!) and Julius Caesar (out now) at the ISC conference @shakesinstitute.bsky.social bit.ly/44xJsWY
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
An extra delivery means even more books to browse in the conservatory 📚And don’t forget to pick up an order form with our discount code. We’re here at the ISC conference till Thursday lunchtime!
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Yesterday's Fourth Series pannelists at the ISC conference: Publishers Margaret Bartley & Jade Grogan, Arden Fellow @drvarshap.bsky.social, General Editors Peter Holland & Tiffany Stern, and Volume Editors @authorajhartley.bsky.social (Julius Caesar) & Tom Bishop (As You Like It)!
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Day 2 of ISC. Come find out about the new Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text & Language resource on @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social, pick up some free merch & browse some of our latest releases!
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Arden Fourth Series galore at ISC! We’ll be selling copies (with a special attendee discount) directly after today's panel and throughout the reception. Come raise a glass and grab a copy 🥂📖
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M. Lizbeth C. S. @lizbethcalvario.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Painting reveals Bard’s provocative political allegiances - University of Birmingham
Mysterious portrait contains clues to Shakespeare’s support of one of the most controversial political figures in Elizabeth I’s court.
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Arden Shakespeare team is heading to the ISC conference @shakesinstitute.bsky.social in Stratford-upon-Avon tomorrow where we'll have our first in-person launch of the Fourth Series! We'll also be at WSC in Verona next week. Are you joining us?
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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series editions of Julius Caesar and Titus Andronicus are joining The Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text and Language next month! Navigate these plays and their meanings in one digital space: bit.ly/4h7x6vU
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Are you teaching a course on Julius Caesar or Titus Andronicus? Request a free inspection/exam copy of the new Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series editions via our website today! bit.ly/4vDTAJp
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Join Yvette Taylor for a discussion on sexuality, place, power, and the urgent questions shaping LGBTQ+ futures. Register for the July 6 event: bit.ly/4w5VoLf
Bloomsbury Lecture Series event with Yvette Taylor on July 6
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Daniel Kilby @eurotrashed.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
#nowreading QUEER SHAKESPEARE: Desire and Sexuality, edited by Goran Stanivukovic #nonfiction #shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social
ID: Photograph of the book. The cover design consists of The Abduction of Ganymede by Rubens, which depicts Zeus, in the form of a black eagle, carrying the Trojan prince Ganymede off to be his lover and cup-bearer for his family. The editor credit and title are on the right, towards the bottom
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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Step into summer with the latest Drama & Performance Studies books 🎭🌞 Browse the July–September 2026 catalogue: bit.ly/4dJ4Igr
Bloomsbury's 'Drama & Performance Studies New Books' catalogue, featuring books publishing from July to September 2026.
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