Stanley Wells
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Spouse(s) | Susan Hill, separated 2011 |
Awards | Sam Wanamaker Award |
Sir Stanley William Wells,
Biography
Wells was born in
He was Professor of Shakespeare Studies and director of the Shakespeare Institute (University of Birmingham) 1988–1997, and is now emeritus professor of Shakespeare Studies.
Wells is co-editor (with
In 2009, Wells revealed the existence of the
On 20 October 2009, Wells appeared on
In June 2010, Wells was awarded the Sam Wanamaker Award by Shakespeare's Globe, an award given annually in the name of the Globe's founder Sam Wanamaker to celebrate work which has increased the understanding and enjoyment of Shakespeare.
In 2013, together with Rev. Dr. Paul Edmondson, he called upon the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey to remove the question mark which appears in place of a date of death in the memorial window to Christopher Marlowe in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.[8]
Personal life
Wells remains married to novelist Susan Hill, though separated in 2011,[9] and the couple was once considered part of the "Gloucestershire mafia" set of well-connected writers and socialites.[10] He is the father of author Jessica Ruston and of Clemency Wells. Imogen, Hill and Wells' second-born child, died in infancy.[10]
Honours
Wells was appointed a
Wells was awarded an honorary
In 2016, he was awarded the President's Medal by the British Academy "for his lifetime service to the study, knowledge and enjoyment of William Shakespeare".[13]
Commonwealth honours
Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 2007 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | CBE |
2016 | Knight Bachelor | Kt |
Scholastic
- Honorary degrees
Location | Date | School | Degree | Gave Commencement Address |
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England | 2008 | University of Warwick | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) [14] |
Awards
Location | Date | Institution | Award |
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England | June 2010 | Shakespeare's Globe | Sam Wanamaker Award |
United Kingdom | 2016 | British Academy | President's Medal |
Major publications
- Re-Editing Shakespeare for the Modern Reader (1984)
- The Oxford Dictionary of Shakespeare (1998)
- Shakespeare in the Theatre: An Anthology of Criticism (2000)
- Shakespeare: The Poet and his Plays (2001)
- The Oxford Shakespeare: King Lear (2001)
- Shakespeare For All Time (2002)[15]
- Shakespeare & Co. (2006)
- Shakespeare, Sex, and Love (2010)
- Shakespeare Beyond Doubt (editor with Paul Edmondson, 2013)
- Great Shakespearean Actors (2015)
- The Shakespeare Circle (editor, 2016)
References
- ^ "About Stanley Wells". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ a b "WELLS, Prof. Stanley William", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 11 Sept 2012
- ^ Reyburn, Ross. "The Saturday Interview: Professor Stanley Wells – He's a Dedicated Bard Brain of Britain" in The Birmingham Post (England), 23 November 2002.
- ^ Kidd, Charles, ed. "Prof Stanley Wells, CBE Authorised Biography" Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Debrett's People of Today.
- ^ "Old Joe" (PDF). www.birmingham.ac.uk. 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Grammar, Style, and Usage". Writing Explained. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010.
- ^ Sir Stanley Wells - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust website
- ^ Edmondson, Paul, and Stanley Wells, Shakespeare Bites Back (2011), Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, pp. 21–2, 38.
- ^ Kean, Danuta (4 March 2017). "Susan Hill: 'I am not pro-Trump! Really? Do people think that of me?'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
Six years ago
- ^ a b Eden, Richard (8 December 2013). "Husband of The Woman in Black author Susan Hill exits, stage left". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "No. 58358". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2007. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
- ^ "British Academy announces 2016 prizes and medal winners". The British Academy. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "List of all Honorary Graduates and Chancellor's Medallists".
- ^ Holden, Anthony. "All Wells End Well", review of Shakespeare For All Time. The Guardian, 1 December 2002.