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Talene
Monahon on Her New Revenge Comedy, Jane Anger
Talene
Monahon tells us about her new play, Jane Anger,
and the historical 1589 pamphlet that inspired it. The
play depicts a narcissistic William Shakespeare,
wrestling with writers’ block, who asks Jane, his
former flame, for help. But in return, she wants his
help publishing her pamphlet, which calls out sexist
male playwrights.
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Shakespeare
Parodies of Popular Christmas Carols
Imagine
familiar holiday tunes with new words: “Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer” becomes “Hamlet the Danish
Princeling”, and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
becomes “Old King Lear’s Dividing His Crown”. These and
more are found in the Shakespearean Holiday Songbook,
created by Good Tickle Brain cartoonist Mya Gosling.
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A New
Rita Dove Poem Will Welcome Visitors to the Folger's Renovated
Building Next Fall
A
newly-commissioned poem by former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove
will greet visitors to our renovated building when it reopens
in 2023. The poem will be etched into marble along a path by
the western entrance. Read more about the poem in Washingtonian,
and learn more about the plans for our new entry gardens on the
Folger website.
If
you're making New Year's resolutions, why not resolve to enjoy
more poetry in 2023? Join us for poetry readings throughout the
year, beginning with Not Just Another Day Off, our
annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January.
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Happy Holidays!
Enjoy food and drink from
Shakespeare's time. These cozy holiday recipes were adapted
from early modern manuscripts found in the Folger collections.
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Knot
cookies
No
cookie cutters, no problem. These 17th-century knot
cookies, flavored with rosewater and caraway seeds, are
easy and fun to make.
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Hot
chocolate
Recreate
the drink that pirate botanist William Hughes extolled
as the "American Nectar" to his 17th-century
readers.
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Savory
biscuits
Looking
for a satisfying side dish or appetizer? Seasoned with
saffron and caraway seeds, these 17th-century biscuits
are a holiday favorite.
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#FolgerFinds
For more encounters with
the Folger collection, follow @FolgerLibrary
on Instagram.
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Folger Shakespeare Library | 201
East Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC
20003
Main (202) 544-4600 | Box Office
(202) 544-7077 | info@folger.edu
Image Credits: Amelia Workman (Jane
Anger) and Talene Monahon (Anne Hathaway) in Jane
Anger, Shakespeare Theatre Company,
2022. Photo: DJ Corey Photography. | Detail
from the cover of Shakespearean Holiday Songbook,
courtesy of Mya Gosling. | Knot cookies photo by
Marissa Nicosia. | Hot chocolate photo by Teresa
Wood. | Biscuits photo by Brittany Diliberto.
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