#earlymodern delighted that the next Emmerson fellow will be Marie-Louise Coolahan following on from Danielle Clarke and earlier on Sue Wiseman what a stellar bunch. If you’d like to know more about the fellowship fell free to contact me or the wonderful SLV librarian Anna Welch

Delighted to have my review of fabulous new books on early modern English women's writing by Dodds and Dowd, Scott-Baumann, and Sperrazza published in Renaissance Studies. Here is a link if you aren't a subscriber onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

#earlymodern always a treat to write about Frances Wolfreston’s almanacs in the context of blanks, standing on the shoulders of Morgan, Newcomb, and Lindenbaum. Such a privilege having been able to work with them and the myriad other almanacs at the Bodleian.

#earlymodern Writing about blanks in almanacs and how they are annotated and especially love this tortoise appearance (this is a 1649 Lilly almanac in the Emerson Collection)

#earlymodern delighted that this is now out it has been a privilege to work with such fine scholars and a tribute to Betty Hageman who commissioned the volume

Here @parergon.bsky.social our call is open for proposals for special issue 45.2 (2028) - please circulate widely! www.parergon.org/index.php/pa...

#earlymodern so sad to hear of the death of Betty Hageman a pioneer scholar of early modern women’s writing and a generous soul; I was so grateful for her kindness when I had a short term fellowship at the Folger — the folger should name a chair in the readingroom in her honour.

Kamikochi on a perfect day

Amanohashiodate one of the three great views of Japan

Kyoto

I’m writing a slightly narrowly focused essay on Mary Wroth ‘s last two poems (really one poem) in Urania 2 and am wondering where to send it. It would be right for Sidney Journal but I’ve published there recently. Any suggestions?

I am 72 and have had my fair share of academic ups (and quite a few downs eg redundancy) but missing out on both the fellowships I applied for this year does hurt I hope they went to ECRs especially the big one. #earlymodern

Camellia williemsii

We don’t appreciate Melbourne’s bay nearly enough: we went to Sandringham on the train and walked to Mentone (forgive colonialist names)

#earlymodern anyone know of a bed trick that failed. I’ve checked all the plays in Dessens list and can’t find one I’d love to know if there is the equivalent of Angelo appearing on stage yelling ‘that’s not Isabella!’.

Dragon pointing out an important passage in Measure for Measure

White amaryllis !

Heliotrope: best scent in the garden.

#earlymodern does anyone have access to the mysteriously almost invisible William Halstead’s Shakespeare as Spoken vol 4 . I’m interested in 19 th century cuts to All’s Well but can’t ask interlibrary loans for it unless I have page references

Little Corellas

Excellent medieval/early modern round table yesterday on beds during which we learnt how sinful it is for dogs to be on one’s bed. I guess I am going to Hell unless cat cancels out dog.

Honoured and delighted to be giving this year’s Foxcroft lecture @statelibraryvic.bsky.social - livestream also available www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/202...

Let us all bow down before Elaine Hobby who persuaded CUP to undertake this massive compete Behn project. I’m not sure that just being on the editorial board means I deserve this handsome volume but I am so delighted to have it ; two down only six to go.

1/2 'I cannot reconcile my heart to Bertram; a man noble without generosity, and young without truth; who married Helen as a coward and leaves her as a profligate: when she is dead by his unkindness, sneaks home to a second marriage, is accused by a woman whom he has wronged,

Illawarra flame tree