Next year, 2016, marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.
Victorians Journal of Culture and Literature invites submissions of new work on Victorian Shakespeare, including literary commentary / criticism, theatrical interpretations, staging and performance, actors and audiences, and the contextualizing of Shakespeare within the era of Britain's greatest industrial and imperial expansion. How did the "Victorian frame of mind" contribute to and shape our understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's writing in the modern and postmodern eras? Deadline: April 1. Length: 5,000--6,000 words. Please address queries to the editor at deborah.logan@wku.edu.