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Shakespeare Virtual Issue

To celebrate the birth month of William Shakespeare, we have curated a special Shakespeare Virtual Issue comprising seven articles and six chapters from across our books and journals, dedicated to the Bard, his work and reception across the humanities! All…

A Cannibal Poet In King James’ Court

By Brett Andrew Jones It wasn’t every day that accusations of cannibalism flew around the early Jacobean court. That’s (one reason) why I found the revised version of Mucedorus so interesting. It hardly compares well to what we consider the…