The Oxford Marlowe Project

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Some gems to read this month! @rentravailer.bsky.social @profcatheriner.bsky.social @loughnrv.bsky.social

Two excerpts from Shakespeare at Thirty @princetonupress.bsky.social are now available to read online: @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/what-john-be... and @folger.edu www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...

A revelatory portrait of Shakespeare’s life before he achieved fame. Shakespeare at Thirty by @loughnrv.bsky.social is now available! Learn more: buff.ly/lHhIh5Q #Shakespeare #Literature #WilliamShakespeare

Publication day! Shakespeare at Thirty is out today with @princetonupress.bsky.social ! It began as a fever dream during the pandemic, and now it's finally here! An excerpt from the book's 'prologue' is available here: lithub.com/what-john-be... Thx to @literaryhub.bsky.social Time for 🥂

@loughnrv.bsky.social and I spoke to *The Guardian* about some #earlymodern research on Shakespeare and Marlowe www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Held at the Beaney, @misswalsingham.bsky.social 's talk explored the slender threads connecting Christopher Marlowe and the dangerous trade that is espionage, drawing on fascinating insights from her latest book. Following this, Daniel Smith demonstrated the historical technique of 'letterlocking’.

New findings about Marlowe, Shakespeare, and the authorship of Edward III (with @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social) The article in question, 'Reintegrating Marlowe and Shakespeare', will be published later this year in SQ. @marloweproject.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Author copies have arrived! One week to go before official publication @princetonupress.bsky.social press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

🎆Just two weeks until the publication of Shakespeare at Thirty! @princetonupress.bsky.social See some advance reviews here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The Medieval and Early Modern Studies students from the University of Kent visited ‘The Making of Marlowe’ exhibition at the Beaney. Dr Rory Loughnane, who has been instrumental in the exhibition’s curation, gave a tour, explaining the local literary history surrounding their Early Modern studies.

2 outstanding reviews of The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Early Modern Authorship! @academic.oup.com Grateful to Will Sharpe & all the contributors! 🎆 Peter Holland in Shakespeare: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🎆 Alexander Thom in The 17th Century: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

A revelatory portrait of Shakespeare’s life before he achieved fame. @loughnrv.bsky.social's Shakespeare at Thirty publishes 20 October. Enter to win 1 of 10 free copies at Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #Shakespeare #Literature

One month to go! Shakespeare at Thirty will be published by @princetonupress.bsky.social on 20 October. A book about Shakespeare before he became Shakespeare: the first thirty years, the experiments, the failures, and the conditions that made a writing life possible. shorturl.at/robu1

Held at The Beaney, we had the first of our three 'The Making of Marlowe' talks. This one, titled 'Canterbury in the Sixteenth Century' was by @profcatheriner.bsky.social and @lukefarrell.bsky.social , exploring what Canterbury would have looked like for Christopher Marlowe.

The Marlowe Project is represented at an AHRC Impact event @britishlibrary.bsky.social today! See poster for details about the ongoing 'Making of Marlowe' exhibition at the Beaney Museum, Canterbury, and tie-in with Foundry Brewpub

"Insightful. . . .  Readers will relish this fresh take on the Bard." Check out this @publisherswkly.bsky.social review of @loughnrv.bsky.social's new book, Shakespeare at Thirty (out Oct 20):

Many thanks to videographer Alfie Ennis for putting together this video from the launch of the Making of Marlowe exhibition! The exhibition has been on for a month now, and there's still plenty of time to get down to the The Beaney to explore for yourself! It is running until Sunday 22nd November.

Really enjoyed the exhibition on that most gifted of Elizabethan poets, Christopher Marlowe, as a son of Canterbury at the city's Beaney Museum. Congratulations to @memsunikent.bsky.social's @loughnrv.bsky.social and the team on a stimulating show.

A sneak peak of The Making of Marlowe exhibition, featuring the new Doctor Faustus Ale by @foundrybrewpub . Following the exhibition's launch yesterday evening at @the_beaney, it opens to the public tomorrow (Saturday 25th July) and runs until Sunday 22nd November. Logo credit: Lorna May Wadsworth

Poet, Playwright, Provocateur... The Making of Marlowe opens in one week’s time at The Beaney. From his birth in Canterbury to his notorious murder - Join us to explore the life of the city's most famous poet and playwright.

Hello, this is the social media account for The Oxford Marlowe editorial project (Oxford UP). Please find out more about the edition and its related DH projects here: research.kent.ac.uk/marlowe-works/ This account will provide updates about our research activities and upcoming events.