Laura Estill
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Shakespeare + Early Modern English Lit. Manuscripts. Book History. Bibliography. DH. Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities & English Professor at StFX University
Shakespeare + Early Modern English Lit. Manuscripts. Book History. Bibliography. DH. Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities & English Professor at StFX University
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Chapter 12
Frames without Pictures
Shirley's Prologues and Epilogues in Poems &c (1646)
Laura Estill
"What do you call a dramatic paratexts without a play?" asks Helen Smith her review of Thomas L. Berger and Sonia Massai's important reference work, Paratexts in English Printed Drama to 1642. [text continues]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:omcsjedjhwgwwylqwycmgkcj/bafkreifyagjcaagvviqgfqnuz624kurwyoez2n3lkma3zy7hxwfjvfr64u)
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Text on the site: The Proverbs and Epigrams of John Heywood (A. D. 1562), Part 1562
John Heywood
BiblioBazaar, 2008 - History -236 Pages
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is cuturally important, we [link: More>>]
About the author (2008)
JOHN HEYWOOD, is a Professional Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin. He has an MSc in Engineering Education, and a doctorate from the University of Dublin. He was founding editor of the International Journal of Technology and Design Education. He has published widely and won several awards for his writings in the areas of engineering, science, and technology. Since 1973 he has been a regular contributor to the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:omcsjedjhwgwwylqwycmgkcj/bafkreidz4wz5qgambit7nvnkb3vvilqz7cn3sd66ynpr7i2ox3wdiqq4s4)
![Title: Chart 15: People Associated with the UK's Contemporary Arts and Culture
Question: Can you name one example of a specific person associated with [...] contemporary UK arts and culture which you are you personally interested in?
Image: word cloud
largest word: Shakespeare
half the size of that: David Beckham
half the size of that: Beatles, Adele, JK Rowling
smaller yet: Mr Bean
smaller yet: Elton John, Chaplin
and some smaller ones I can't make out](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:omcsjedjhwgwwylqwycmgkcj/bafkreih6ckkxhhxi66z2ow5vwkoyddnwxo5p53vfkrrkp57ortnfnafgte)
![Image of an entry from the World Shakespeare Bibliography
Text:
Title:
Sapnis Vasaras Naktī [A Midsummer Night's Dream]
Director:
Kairišs, Viesturs
Type:
Production
Year:
2025
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Additional Details:
Translated into Latvian by Valija Brutāne. Matīss Gricmanis, dramaturg. Jēkabs Jančevskis, composer. Sets by Kristaps Kramiņš, costumes by Baiba Litiņa, choreography by Anna Abalikhina, lighting by Reinis Zalte, video by Viktoria Martjanova.
Venue:
Produced at Dailes Theatre, Riga, Latvia. Premiered 31 January 2025. English surtitles. (2025) https://www.dailesteatris.lv/en/performances/2024-2025/a-midsummer-nights-dream?veids=5 (opens in new tab)
Annotation:
With Gints Grāvelis (Theseus, Duke of Athens), Marta Lovisa Jančevska (Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons), Lauris Subatnieks (Egeus, Hermia's father), Kārlis Arnolds Avots or Klāvs Kristaps Košins (Lysander), Niklāvs Kurpnieks (Demetrius), Madara Viļčuka (Hermia), Katrīna Griga (Helena), Arturs Krūzkops (Oberon), Ieva Segliņa (Titania), Ilze Ķuzule-Skrastiņa (Puck), Dainis Gaidelis, Meinards Liepiņš, and Kristīne Nevarauska (Fairies), Toms Veličko (Peter Quince), Kaspars Dumburs (Nick Bottom), Andris Bulis (Glitter), Mārtiņš Meiers (Flute), Imants Strads (Starveling), and Sithums Silva or Alike Biele (Indian boy).
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![Google
question in search bar: how many ps are in google
[response]:
AI overview
There is exactly one "p" in the word Google (spelled G-o-o-g-l-e).
However, you might be asking this because Google's own AI recently became famous for confidently stating that there were two. This happens because of how transformer AI models work: they "read" text by breaking words down into chunks (or tokens) instead of letter-by-letter.
If there is anything else you need to verify or calculate, let me know!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:omcsjedjhwgwwylqwycmgkcj/bafkreihicbus2urefvj5syqdtb4kzm2n7aume3tcb4aef6ogcgg4zd2ds4)
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