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Historical Meets Literary: Breathing Life into Shakespeare’s Historical Figures

Historical Meets Literary: Breathing Life into Shakespeare’s Historical Figures

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The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Societypresents this recording from February 22, 2025. Christina Britton Conroy (His Majesty’s Theatre ) is in conversation with authors David Blixt (The Master of Verona ) and Valerie Nieman (Upon the Corner of the Moon ). They discuss the challenges and pleasures of writing about historical characters that appear in Shakespeare’s plays such as history vs. the Bard’s literary license, research on the times and cultures, the adventures of site visits, and much more. An exciting and interesting discussion for our readers and writers alike.

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Panelists:

David Blixt https://www.davidblixt.com/

The Master of Verona https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007XKROAY

Valerie Nieman https://www.valnieman.com/

Upon the Corner of the Moon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1646035356

Host:

Christina Britton Conroy https://www.christinabrittonconroy.com/

His Majesty’s Theatre https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077LFB8VG

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