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Author René Weis FRSA

René Weis FRSA

René Weis was educated at the University of Edinburgh and at UCL He worked at UCL from 1980 to 2019. His main area of research is Shakespeare. Among his other interests are opera, the Classical background of English literature, and Modern Drama. He has edited Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV Part 2, King Lear, and the plays of John Webster. He is the author of an historical narrative on the fate of the Cathars (The Yellow Cross) and of biographies of Marie Duplessis (La traviata), Shakespeare, and Edith Thompson.

The 101 Greatest Plays: From Antiquity to the Present

René Weis FRSA
12/10/2015
Michael Billington’s selection of his top 101 plays, from Antiquity to the Present, is a treat worthy of Trimalchio. Surely King Lear will top the far...

Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare’s Globe

René Weis FRSA
01/10/2015
Shakespeare is the world’s global literary brand, as popular in Africa, America, and Asia as he is in Europe. For the last 30 years Shakespeare’s inte...

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