Project blog
Robert Devereux, the Second Earl of Essex, lived a short but eventful life as the final favorite of Elizabeth I—ultimately executed in February 1601 for treason. In contrast, his afterlife has been long—although equally eventful and fascinating...
This scholarly project tells the story of Essex's myriad afterlives. If a biography is the story of a life (and Essex has been the subject of at least four biographies and countless histories), then this project attempts to write the thanatography of his continuing legacy and significance post-mortem (after the word "thanatos," meaning death).
Dobin to present paper at “Othello’s Island”
1 December 2017
Hank Dobin’s paper on the topic of Essex on the European stage has been accepted for the Othello’s Island Conference to be held in Nicosia, Cyprus in March 2018.
Dobin offers paper on Youtube videos
15 April 2017
Hank Dobin wrote a paper called “Bad Romance, or, The Shipping News” for a research seminar for the 2017 Shakespeare Association of American annual meeting in Atlanta. ...
Allie Jue ’20 named Lenfest Summer Scholar
1 March 2017
Allie Jue, ’20, has been named a Lenfest Summer Scholar for 2017 and will work with Hank Dobin on the Timeline. Allie is interested in working on early English histories...
Essex Timeline presented at SAA Digital Salon
24 March 2016
Hank Dobin participated in the Shakespeare Association of America’s annual conference in March 2016, presenting the Essex Timeline as part of the Digital Salon. Approximately...