John Jowett
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John D. Jowett is an English Shakespeare scholar and editor. He is the Professor of Shakespeare Studies at the University of Birmingham
and Deputy Director of the Shakespeare Institute
.
Born in Lancashire
, England, Jowett took his BA and MA at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and was awarded a PhD from Liverpool University. His doctoral thesis was an edition of Henry Chettle
’s Tragedy of Hoffman (1983). He went to the Oxford University Press
as an academic editor of the Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works (1986-87). He was lecturer at the University of Waikato
in Hamilton, New Zealand
, and taught for a year at Glasgow University. He was appointed to the Shakespeare Institute in 1993. He is the general editor of the New Oxford Shakespeare and general editor of Arden Early Modern Drama, a series that publishes non-Shakespearean drama of the early modern period; and serves on the editorial board of the Malone Society
and the advisory board of Internet Shakespeare Editions
.
The Shakespeare Institute
Thomas Middleton, the Collected Works
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
and Deputy Director of the Shakespeare Institute
Shakespeare Institute
The Shakespeare Institute is a centre for postgraduate study dedicated to the study of William Shakespeare and the literature of the English Renaissance. It is part of the University of Birmingham, and is located in Stratford-upon-Avon....
.
Born in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England, Jowett took his BA and MA at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and was awarded a PhD from Liverpool University. His doctoral thesis was an edition of Henry Chettle
Henry Chettle
Henry Chettle was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer of the Elizabethan era.The son of Robert Chettle, a London dyer, he was apprenticed in 1577 and became a member of the Stationer's Company in 1584, traveling to Cambridge on their behalf in 1588. His career as a printer and author is...
’s Tragedy of Hoffman (1983). He went to the Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
as an academic editor of the Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works (1986-87). He was lecturer at the University of Waikato
University of Waikato
The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, and was established in 1964. It has strengths across a broad range of subject areas, particularly its degrees in Computer Science and in Management...
in Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
, and taught for a year at Glasgow University. He was appointed to the Shakespeare Institute in 1993. He is the general editor of the New Oxford Shakespeare and general editor of Arden Early Modern Drama, a series that publishes non-Shakespearean drama of the early modern period; and serves on the editorial board of the Malone Society
Malone Society
The Malone Society is a British-based scholarly society devoted to the study of sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century drama. It publishes editions of plays from manuscript, facsimile editions of printed and manuscript plays of the period, and editions of original documents relating to English...
and the advisory board of Internet Shakespeare Editions
Internet Shakespeare Editions
The is a non-profit organization that produces a website devoted to William Shakespeare and his works. The organization is an associate member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America, under the classification of theatre service provider, and is supported by the University of Victoria and...
.
Major publications
- Chettle, Henry. The Tragedy of Hoffman (1983) University of Liverpool.
- William Shakespeare, Complete Works (1986, rev. 2005) ed. with Wells, Taylor, and Montgomery, Oxford University Press.
- William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion (1987) With Wells, Taylor, and Montgomery, Oxford University Press.
- Shakespeare, William. Richard III (2000) Oxford University Press.
- Shakespeare, William, and Thomas Middleton. Timon of Athens (2004) Oxford University Press.
External links
The New Oxford Shakespeare ProjectThe Shakespeare Institute
Thomas Middleton, the Collected Works