Grateful for this nuanced review of my 𝘌𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘐𝘐 edition and discussion of the play itself. #marlowe #shakespeare #textualediting #queer

Matt@bestatfailing.bsky.social · last wk.

My review of the essential @ardenpublisher.bsky.social Early Modern Drama edition of Edward II, edited by @jmasten.bsky.social, if anyone is interested. currentshakespeare.substack.com/p/christophe... #ChristopherMarlowe

Pleased to be a part of this excellent line-up in November! Early Modern Trans Archives 2.0. Registration at link. @newberrylibrary.bsky.social

Early Modern Trans Archives 2.0

A conference exploring trans archival methods and the new perspectives and research questions they can support.

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But will it treat an eye-adjacent stab wound in addition to morning puffiness? #christophermarlowe #thereckoning

There are already enough Os in this world: always finish your Qs.

Ennius@enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sadly unfinished initial 'Q'(uia ad anniversariam..) BnF MS Latin 989; Various including Sermo in sollemnitate sancti Taurini; 11th century; f.34v @gallicabnf.bsky.social

In his @ardenpublisher.bsky.social edition of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, @jmasten.bsky.social carefully separates the original text from the play’s reputation to allow for fresh interpretations and discovers a new copy of the First Quarto in the process. Impressive.

From @jmasten.bsky.social's @ardenpublisher.bsky.social edition of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II: “These notations represent centuries of prior readers who, along with me, now welcome you to collaborate in the reading, staging and interpretation of Edward II.” Powerful stuff.

*Out now!* This new edition of Edward II edited by @jmasten.bsky.social distils its importance for the history of queer sexuality, historical drama and modern performance alike. Get your copy here: https://bit.ly/4sSjOGh

I did a little book launch for Edward II @theunderstudychi.bsky.social, Chicago's drama bookshop, on Tues. A little reading from the new @ardenpublisher.bsky.social edition, plus some topics in the vol.: glossing #queer language, politics of punctuation, #Tilda, #Jarman, #IanMcKellen, #PattiLuPone

Glad to see it out there in the world — thanks, @drewdaniel.bsky.social . And it’s already sustained some (additional) damage, very thematic.

Drew Daniel@drewdaniel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

So excited at this package arriving! @jmasten.bsky.social has been working on this new edition for a long time and now it’s here! I can’t wait to use this in the classroom

Christopher #Marlowe’s devastating #queer historical tragedy is now out in a new @ardenpublisher.bsky.social edition. Amply illustrated, w/ an intro to its historical meanings, sexual politics, early readers, & extensive performance/adaptation history. Sneak peek at link mailchi.mp/bloomsbury/e...

Happy possibly-Shakespeare's-birthday and certainly-Judy-Garland's-Carnegie-Hall-concert-anniversary to all who celebrate! #shakespeare #judygarland #thatsentertainment

Beard or tail?

Ennius@enniusredloeb.bsky.social · last yr.

After a long day in the scriptorium, the scribe just couldn't resist the initial 'Q'.... BnF MS Latin 10289; Priscianus Caesariensis, Institutiones grammaticae, cum glossis; 9th century (second half); France (Brittany); f.63r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

While one early reader of 𝘌𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘐𝘐 did bind it with other religious texts, here I’m not shown praying over the edition but reading from the preface—on the historical Edward’s graffitied tomb & the persistence of writing “on” Edward II. Ebook now available; paperback for pre-order (5/14)! Write on.

The Arden Shakespeare@ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 6mo ago

During last week's SAA Conference, we were happy to join Jeffrey Masten for a celebration of his new edition of Christopher Marlowe's surprisingly queer historical drama Edward II. Pre-order your copy today: https://bit.ly/41iNpgB

During last week's SAA Conference, we were happy to join Jeffrey Masten for a celebration of his new edition of Christopher Marlowe's surprisingly queer historical drama Edward II. Pre-order your copy today: https://bit.ly/41iNpgB

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

*Coming soon!* Edward II has captivated generations with its evocative portrayal of passionate friendship, kingly power and brutal retribution. This modernised, comprehensively annotated edition edited by @jmasten.bsky.social publishes in May! Find out more: https://bit.ly/4sSjOGh

My new Arden edition of Christopher Marlowe's 𝘌𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘐𝘐 is out soon, pre-order available now. Ebook April, paper in May. A play radical in Marlowe's time and ours...1/4 #marlowe #drama #theatre #tragedy #queer #LGBTQ #history #royalfamily @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @ardenpublisher.bsky.social

“What? Are you moved that Gaveston sits here? / It is our pleasure; we will have it so.” Furniture to die for! #marlowe #performance

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 “Why should a king be subject to a priest? / Proud Rome, that hatchest such imperial grooms . . . .” (𝘌𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘐𝘐)

A rift that took 500 years to repair: King Charles prays with the pope

Joint prayer in Sistine Chapel is symbolic act of rapprochement between Catholic church and Church of England after centuries of division

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I'm moving over from the X box. Meanwhile my edition of #Marlowe's Edward II @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is available for pre-order. With ample critical, performance, & textual intro, annotations, plus 22 illus of C20-21 performance, early texts & readers. www.bloomsbury.com/us/edward-ii...

Edward II

Critically, theatrically, and politically, the time is ripe for a new edition of Christopher Marlowe's Edward II. Critically, the play has come to be, in the pa…

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