Dr Leah Veronese uncovers hidden copy of Shakespeare sonnet
Dr Leah Veronese has unearthed a rare manuscript copy of Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 116 tucked away in a 17th-century poetry collection. This is only the second known manuscript copy of the sonnet ever discovered.
Talk by Barney Ronay, Chief Sports Writer for The Guardian – 3 March
Barney Ronay, Chief Sports Writer for The Guardian, will be ‘In Conversation’ with Professor David Taylor. The event will take place on Monday 3 March at 5.30pm in Lecture Theatre 2, St Cross Building. All welcome.
In this free webinar series, Shakespeare expert Professor Emma Smith will be discussing a different Oxford World's Classics Shakespeare title each month.
Oxford/42 New Writing Prize: now open for submissions
Are you an aspiring novelist, playwright or screenwriter? We're delighted to announce the launch of a multi-disciplinary storytelling competition in conjunction with the management and production company, 42.
Meet our students! Quickfire questions with our undergrads
We asked our English undergrads some very important quickfire questions, including what their favourite book is, which author they'd like to have dinner with, and their best (and worst!) book to film adaptations. Find out how they answered!
