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Cambridge University Library stages first public play in its 600-year history

01 May 2019

Performance marked the launch of digital edition of Arthur Schnitzler's works and archive.

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Arthur Schnitzler Digital Edition

01 Apr 2019

Arthur Schnitzler digital: Digital Critical Edition (Works from 1905 to 1931

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Arthur Schnitzler, 1912

Saved from the Nazis in 1938: Schnitzler archive to remain in Cambridge

28 Oct 2015

Saved from destruction by the Nazis and smuggled in secret to Cambridge, the rescue of author Arthur Schnitzler’s archive is as dramatic as any...

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Portrait from 1585 thought to be of 21-year-old Christopher Marlowe

Marlowe: a year-long celebration of a brilliant playwright and poet

04 Nov 2013

An ambitious programme, celebrating the birth of poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe 450 years ago, will begin later this month with a rare...

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statue of William Shakespeare at the centre of Leicester Square Gardens, London

Shakespeare's medieval world

01 May 2010

Medieval culture pervaded Shakespeare's life and work. Professor Helen Cooper examines its influence on the work of the world's greatest playwright...

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Freud letter

Schnitzler’s hidden manuscripts explored

01 Apr 2007

Research into more than 30,000 unpublished drafts and letters casts new light on the inspirational Austrian novelist and playwright.

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