Volume 68, Issue 4
The exchange between Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius on the nature of the Nile crocodile is one of the most striking passages of Antony and Cleopatra: on Antony’s account, this curious reptile is like unto itself alone. In this essay, I look afresh at the sources and analogs on which Shakespeare may...
Read moreI write here to bid two farewells—the first on behalf of all of us at Shakespeare Quarterly to our brilliant colleague Barbara A. Mowat who died on 24 November 2017; the second from me to the readers of SQ whom I have been delighted to serve (with a hiatus during the tenure of David...
Read moreThe exchange between Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius on the nature of the Nile crocodile is one of the most striking passages of Antony and Cleopatra: on Antony’s account, this curious reptile is like unto itself alone. In this essay, I look afresh at the sources and analogs on which Shakespeare may...
Read moreModern biographical studies of Shakespeare owe much to John Aubrey’s decision in 1681 to interview the retired theater manager William Beeston. Preserved in the notes that arose from their discussions is an anecdote that has proven especially tantalizing to scholars: on the verso side of MS Aubrey 8, fol. 45—a...
Read moreThis essay explores the way Angelo and Isabella appeal to rules in their attempts to justify the legality or ethics of their actions, and thus relieve themselves of the burden of responsibility. (“It is the law, not I, condemn your brother.”) However, the play will confront them with the truth...
Read moreWritten by: András Kiséry
Reviewed by: Allison Kay Deutermann
Edited by: David Loewenstein and Michael Witmore
Reviewed by: Peter Holbrook
Written by: John Kerrigan
Reviewed by: Rebecca Lemon
Written by: Stuart Sillars
Reviewed by: Michele Marrapodi
Edited by: Margaret Jane Kidnie and Sonai Massai
Reviewed by: Lucy Munro
Edited by: Andrew James Hartley
Reviewed by: Michael W. Shurgot