Curated category
Shakespearean scholars
- Gary Taylor (scholar)Gary Taylor entered the world in 1953 as a child who would break his family's academic cycle. He became the first member of his family to graduate from high…
- A. C. BradleyAndrew Cecil Bradley entered the world on the 26th of March 1851 at Park Hill in Clapham. This location sat within Surrey before becoming part of London.
- Alfred W. PollardAlfred William Pollard entered the world on the 14th of August 1859 at 1 Brompton Square in Kensington, London. He was the youngest son of physician Edward…
- Emma Smith (scholar)Emma Josephine Smith arrived in the world on the 15th of May 1970. Her childhood unfolded within the industrial streets of Leeds, far from the hallowed halls…
- George SteevensGeorge Steevens entered the world at Poplar on the 10th of May 1736. His father served as a captain and later became a director of the East India Company.
- Stephen GreenblattStephen Jay Greenblatt arrived in the world on the 7th of November 1943. He grew up in Newton, Massachusetts after his family moved from Boston.
- Harold BloomHarold Bloom was born on the 11th of July 1930 in New York City. He grew up at 1410 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. His parents were Paula and William Bloom.
- James S. ShapiroJames S. Shapiro was born in 1955 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Midwood High School before earning his bachelor's degree from Columbia…
- A. L. RowseAlfred Leslie Rowse was born on the 4th of December 1903 at Tregonissey near St Austell in Cornwall. His father Richard worked as a china clay worker while…
- Edmond MaloneEdmond Malone entered the world on the 4th of October 1741 within a Dublin household of legal prominence. His father Edmond Sr.
- Edward DowdenEdward Dowden entered the world on the 3rd of May 1843 in Cork. He was the son of John Wheeler Dowden, a merchant and landowner.
- Frank KermodeFrank Kermode arrived in Douglas on the Isle of Man during November 1919. His father John Pritchard Kermode worked as a delivery truck driver and…
- G. Wilson KnightGeorge Richard Wilson Knight was born in 1897 and educated at Dean Close School before attending Dulwich College. He served as a dispatch rider during World…