Grant Dillard Staff Writer gdillard@murraystate.edu Dionte Berry Contributing Writer dberry11@murraystate.edu For its 20th anniversary, the Murray Shakespeare Festival has incorporated Shakespeare and students in a mix of fun activities. Murray Shakespeare Festival took fruition in 2001 and has been a success since. The first event of the festival was the Flash Mob on Tuesday, March Read More
William Shakespeare invaded Murray State this week during the annual celebration of the Shakespeare Festival. For twelve years, the English department has sponsored this week-long event filled with performances, lectures and educational workshops. “The Shakespeare Festival has things which are both educational and entertaining,” said Rusty Jones, chair of Murray State’s Shakespeare Festival. “There is Read More
Murray State assistant professor of English, William (Rusty) Jones attended the Modern Language Association’s annual convention in Boston in January. Jones is a contributor to the latest edition of The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, a comprehensive and authoritative reference book on all aspects of poetry. The Princeton University Press first published the book Read More