Diane K. Jakacki

Month: December 2019

  • REED London Online

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    REED London Online project website: http://cwrc.ca/reed The REED London Online project aims to bring together documentary evidence of pre-modern London-centric theatre, performance, and music from 1100 to 1650. Growing from the transformational Records of Early English Drama (REED) project that has over four decades changed scholarly understandings of performance culture in England, Scotland, and Wales,…

  • ‘he could undumpish her at his pleasure’

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    Diane Jakacki
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    This chapter from my dissertation represents my earliest fascination with the Elizabeth clown Richard Tarlton and his impact upon English performance, society, and politics during his meteoric shot to fame in the 1580s and long after his death. It provides the footprint for my book project.

  • Building a Better Digital Edition with REED

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    This is an essay meant for publication in a volume celebrating the Records of Early English Drama; the volume has not to-date been published, and so I am making this version of the essay available here. My intention is to include an expanded and updated version of the essay in my book project on Richard…