Shakespeare and Stoicism, with Donovan Sherman '11

What does Stoicism have anything to do with performance, or Shakespeare, in particular? Donovan Sherman will speak to us about his exploration of Stoic philosophy in Shakespeare’s time and the theatrical, embodied practice of such philosophy, which is the theme of his recent book The Philosopher’s Toothache: Embodied Stoicism in Early Modern English Drama (2021). His talk will be followed by a conversation with Professor Julia Lupton, co-director of UCI’s New Swan Shakespeare Center.