When was Gary Taylor born and what was his family's academic background?
Gary Taylor entered the world in 1953 as a child who broke his family's academic cycle. He became the first member of his family to graduate from high school.
Questions about Gary Taylor (scholar)
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What degrees did Gary Taylor earn and when did he complete his doctorate at Cambridge?
Gary Taylor earned bachelor's degrees in English and Classics from the University of Kansas by 1975. He completed a doctorate in English at Cambridge in 1988.
Why did Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor generate controversy during the Oxford Shakespeare project between 1978 and 1986?
Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor generated significant controversy within textual criticism because they printed two separate texts of King Lear instead of choosing a single version. They also accepted and publicized a manuscript attribution to Shakespeare for a poem known as Shall I die? which modern scholars have almost universally rejected today.
Which plays does Gary Taylor suggest underwent revision by Thomas Middleton after original composition?
Gary Taylor suggests that plays like Macbeth and Measure for Measure underwent revision by Thomas Middleton after original composition. He also postulated that Timon of Athens resulted from a collaboration between Shakespeare and Middleton.
When did Florida State University welcome Gary Taylor to its English Department and what program did he found there?
Florida State University welcomed Gary Taylor to its English Department in 2005. He became the founder and first director of the interdisciplinary History of Text Technologies program.