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Spectral Authority: the Presence of Shakespeare in Biblical Scholarship

July 10, 2020

The journal Christianity and Literature has just published an article by me, entitled “Spectral Authority: The Presence of Shakespeare in …

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Post-War Chancers and Furious Housewives: Adaptation and The Merry Wives of Windsor

July 26, 2017

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, one of my research projects at the moment is an investigation of the …

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Riffing on a Theme: Jazz, Christianity and the Bible

May 19, 2016

A few of my friends are sharing this excellent piece on Christianity, music, doctrine and other things, by the Dean …

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‘so pure and rational an attachment’: Isabella Glyn’s Performance of Social and Sexual Risk at Sadler’s Wells

January 2, 2015

A couple of years ago I published this article in the journal Victorian Network, as part of my research into …

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Who’s The Man: Twelfth Night, King David and Interpellation

May 5, 2014

And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man …

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John Lyly and early modern authorship, by Andy Kesson

March 26, 2014

“It is difficult to overstate Lyly’s impact on early modern culture, but this book will do its very best” (3). …

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Listening to the Bible: The Art of Faithful Biblical Interpretation, by Christopher Bryan

March 21, 2014

Christopher Bryan’s Listening to the Bible: The Art of Faithful Interpretation grapples with an issue which has produced a number …

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Shakespeare and Settings of Desire

February 19, 2014

The Wind in the Willows is a hell of a show if you cross-cast it, apparently.  I was told this …

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Beyond Belief: Religion, Opinion and Practice

February 6, 2014

“The university respects the rights and religious views of its students” declares a sign in the departmental corridor.  This isn’t …

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I Believe in Sherlock Holmes, Just Not So Much in “Sherlock”

January 9, 2014

This is a guest post by Lily Ankh. As most people with access to a television or the internet within …

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My latest book investigates a literary urban legend about Shakespeare and the King James Bible.

Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible - my book on the history and use of these two texts.

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