Scott Newstok
Scott Newstok is Professor of English and founding director of the Pearce Shakespeare Endowment at Rhodes College. He is the recipient of both a Campus Life Award for Outstanding Faculty Member and the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching.
Books by Scott Newstok
How to Think Like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education
by Scott Newstok
How to Think Like Shakespeare by Scott Newstok, Professor of English and founding director of the Pearce Shakespeare Endowment at Rhodes College, is a lively attempt to glean what we can learn about teaching by thinking about William Shakespeare (1564-1616). It's part of Princeton University Press's Skills for Scholars series, "books designed to equip scholars, students, and academic leaders with the resources needed to build and communicate knowledge today."
Interviews with Scott Newstok
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Shakespeare's Sonnets
by Katherine Duncan-Jones & William Shakespeare -
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The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets
by Helen Vendler & William Shakespeare -
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
by Paul Edmonson, Stanley Wells & William Shakespeare -
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The Afterlife of Shakespeare's Sonnets
by Jane Kingsley-Smith -
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Nets
by Jen Bervin -
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Lucy Negro, Redux
by Caroline Randall Williams
The best books on Shakespeare’s Sonnets, recommended by Scott Newstok
The best books on Shakespeare’s Sonnets, recommended by Scott Newstok
The beauty of Shakespeare’s sonnets speaks to us down the centuries, their lines peaking out at us from the titles of famous books or enjoying outings at weddings or other romantic occasions. But they were not always regarded as perfectly-formed jewels, and the relationships they portray not as conventional as many of us presume. Here, Shakespeare scholar Scott Newstok talks us through books that help us learn more about Shakespeare’s sonnets, from the best introduction to the poems for students through to their afterlife and recent creative interpretations.
