PROGRAMME DETAILS FOR THE 188TH SEASON 2011/2012

TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2011
PETER KIRWAN

University of Warwick

Peter Kirwan teaches Shakespeare, theatre and Renaissance Literature at the University of Warwick, where he has recently submitted his PhD on the 'Shakespeare Apocrypha'. He is Associate Editor of the forthcoming edition of disputed plays attributed to Shakespeare and has published several articles and reviews on aspects of Shakespearean authorship. He also writes The Bardathon theatre review blog.

Chasing Windmills: Where Next for Cardenio?

As the RSC's current production of Cardenio draws to a close, so too does a year of lively debate following the publication of Lewis Theobald's Double Falsehood in the Arden Shakespeare series. While the authorship question has made headline news the important issues about how we define Shakespeare extend much further. This talk examines the debates and looks ahead to the future of the Shakespeare canon, asking if there will continue to be a place in it for this enigmatic play.

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