Even though these days a lot of people might think Hamlet is what you call a small side of pork, The Shakespeare Quartos Archive and we readers know better. I must say, however, “hamlet” would be a great name for a deli sandwich, that is if you are into eating animals. It just wouldn’t work in vegan/vegetarian world. Anyway, if you long to see what a pre-1642 quarto of Hamlet looks like (the play not the pork variety), click on the link above. You can choose your edition and digitally page through it. The paging goes a little slow, but it really is cool.
And see, I’m studying digital libraries and technology in library school so I can be involved with projects like this. I suppose I’d have to have special clearance and some kind of archival certification to be able to work with Shakespeare quartos, but there are plenty of other cool things to turn digital. And who knows what the future will bring? Lordy, how I’d love to get my mitts on the Emerson archive at Harvard.
Off to have a date night. We’ve got the new Star Trek to watch and my Bookman made some sort of surprise dessert. All I know about it is that it’s chocolately. Yum!
Have a great weekend!
Hamlet, and then Star Trek, and then a mysterious chocolate dessert… a perfect post.
Yet again, I discover and extraordinarily cool site through you. Hope you enjoyed your date night and that the dessert was delicious.
“Hamlet” would, indeed, be a great name for a deli sandwich, but I’d prefer a “Hamless.”
That’s great that people can see what the quartos look like! I think it’s exciting all the cool work you will do in the future
Hah – the hamlet deli sandwhich. My wife and I got a laugh from that. Thanks!
Hamlet the bagel – ha! But the quartos are very cool. Have a wonderful date night!
Melanie, not sure about a perfect post but definitely a perfect evening
Emily, I am always glad to share sites I think are cool and very happy when others find them cool too
Dessert was delicious. Can you say peanut butter chocolate mousse?
jenclair, I’m with you, the Hamless suits me better too
Dorothy, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I’ll get to do some cool work in the future!
Rick, I am glad you got a good laugh
Litlove, your university probably has a whole cabinet full of them
And thanks, the evening was just lovely.