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The Old North Bridge

Concord Hymn By the rude bridge that arched the flood. Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror... (From The English Teacher Blog) [More]

NECC closes

Before I came to NECC this year, I read a plea from someone who was planning to attend for the first time. "Mac people, please don't smirk at those of us who have PCs," she wrote, approximately. I smiled when I read it, because NECC isn't like... (From The English Teacher Blog) [More]

The Last Word on Shakespeare?

Since this will be my last blog, I wanted to make a few parting comments about some of the more interesting issues that I’ve come across in the past two years. For me one of the most enduring questions about Shakespeare is the authorship... (From The Shakespeare Blog) [More]

R&J: All Grown Up?

We expect a lot of Romeo and Juliet don’t we? Not just the play, but the people too. They are at such a delicate age where the borderline between precious and precocious is hard to navigate. As an audience, we need to believe in true,... (From The Shakespeare Blog) [More]

Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare

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Celebrate the Bard's 445th birthday by checking out some of our great Shakespeare resources: famous Bardisms, the Globe Theater, the Shakespeare Discussion Board, and etexts for all his plays. (From eNotes News Blog) [More]

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Reading against poverty.

Blog Action Day, in which millions of blogs took action against poverty, happened last week. My site took a holiday (okay, I forgot). Here's what I'd like to show you. Excerpts: What the hell, you got a room in your house just filled with... (From eNotes Book Blog) [More]