MS 679 05 02
Reference code
MS 679 05 02
Title
Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Merchant’s study of Shakespeare and English and Drama
Level
Sub-series
Administrative / Biographical history
Merchant is best known academically for his widely used Penguin editions of Shakespeare’s plays and achieved an international reputation as a Shakespearian scholar. In 1959 he published ‘Shakespeare and the Artist’ which looked at artistic interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays
Date
1944-1983
Extent & medium
10 sub-sub-series/ files
Content description
These papers mainly include research papers into Shakespeare and extensive papers relating to conferences, festivals and exhibitions, relating to Shakespeare that Merchant was involved in as well as articles, lectures and other publications.
Merchant’s wider work into English, drama and the theatre are also represented in this series.
Merchant’s wider work into English, drama and the theatre are also represented in this series.
Arrangement
Catalogued as a sub-series in its own right to reflect Merchant extensive specialist research into Shakespeare. The papers are listed according to type of material and placed broadly in chronological order.
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- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Academic articles and lectures on Shakespeare by Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 05 02 01, ([1944-1970s])
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to ‘Shakespeare and the Artist’ by Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 05 02 02, (1948-1959)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Specimen setting for the text for the Penguin New Shakespeare series arranged by Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 05 02 03, (1965)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Shakespearian festivals or exhibitions, organised by or involving Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 05 02 04, (1961-1983)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Grigori Kozintsev films of 'Hamlet' and 'King Lear' and Ruari McLean's proposed editions of the works, MS 679 05 02 05, (1970-1973)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to film of ‘Merchant of Venice’, where Moelwyn Merchant acted as a consultant, MS 679 05 02 06, (1973)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Miscellaneous papers relating to Merchant’s study of Shakespeare, MS 679 05 02 07, (1964-1992)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Moelwyn Merchant's study of Christopher Marlowe's 'Edward II', MS 679 05 02 08, ([1968-1997])
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Printed copies of academic articles on English drama by Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 05 02 09, (1944-1955)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Theatrical costumes designs, prints and drawings, MS 679 05 02 10, ([1940s-1960s])