Ceola Daly

Thesis Title: (Provisionally Titled): Towards a Postcolonial Bibliography of Shakespeare: Edmond Malone and the elision of Irish contributions to Shakespeare’s canonization in the Eighteenth Century

Supervisor: Professor Emma Smith

Doctoral Research: My thesis explores the canon-building of Shakespeare in the eighteenth century by focusing specifically on Irish contributions, elucidating the Irish contexts in which Edmond Malone worked. By exploring Irish publishers, editors, and collectors of Shakespeare, my work proposes a postcolonial bibliography of Shakespeare which uncovers previously overlooked and non-Anglo-centric contributions to the canon. I also advocate for a unique Irish print tradition of Shakespeare.

Teaching: I have taught on Paper 6 and Paper 3. I am also happy to supervise undergraduate dissertations pertaining to early modern and 18th century theatre history or bibliography. I have supervised on dissertations concerning Restoration theatre and the Microscope, and Restoration theatre and sapphic homoeroticism.

Publications: 

Ceola Daly, "Romeo and Juliet by the Globe Theatre (review)" Shakespeare Bulletin 43 no. 4 (Winter 2025)

Ceola Daly, "Romeo and Juliet by Stratford East and Sadler's Wells (review)" Shakespeare Bulletin 44 no. 1 (Spring 2026)