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John F. Andrews

John F. Andrews is the founder and president of the Shakespeare Guild, and has edited the Everyman Shakespeare series and the three-volume William Shakespeare: His World, His Work, His Influence.

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Wry Eye on the Bard

Sorting through the little we know about the best we’ve got

by John F. Andrews | Saturday, December 01, 2007

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Going Viral

by Priscilla Long

Nearly a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s hard to remember that at one time most of our virus-related worries were limited to such seasonal maladies as the common cold. In this essay from 2012, Priscilla Long ponders the invasive nature of viruses—which, whether or not they are considered to be alive, “are a part of life.”

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