Join author, editor and poet Dr Darren Freebury-Jones to find out more about the early modern authors who helped to shape Shakespeare's beloved plays. Using the latest techniques in textual analysis Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers offers fresh insights into Shakespeare’s artistic development and shows us new ways of looking at the masterpieces that have enchanted audiences for centuries. From John Lyly's wit to the collaborative genius of John Fletcher, to Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson, this fascinating talk by Darren Freebury-Jones offers us a remarkable new understanding of the work of arguably the world’s greatest playwright.
Darren Freebury-Jones is an world-reknowned Shakespeare scholar. In 2023 he was elected as a full Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of his contributions to historical scholarship. He has spent many years lecturing on Shakespeare to diverse audiences in Stratford-upon-Avon and around the world.
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