"So noble a design": The Foundations and Early History of Gresham College, London 1565-1710
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/aaao742/
Author:
	Adamson, Ian.
Type:
	Book Monograph
Year:
	2023
Publication Information:
	Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2023. xvi + 646
Series Statement:
	(Scientific and Learned Cultures and Their Institutions, 35.)
Annotation:
	Argues that "there are strong indications that he [Shakespeare] benefited from the facilities available at Gresham College." Points to proximity of Shakespeare's London lodging to the College. Contends that Matthew Gwinne, a Gresham College professor and author of Latin plays, not only "exercised a literary influence on Shakespeare, but he may also have acted as a role model and medical informant for him," particularly when it comes to Macbeth. Suggests that Shakespeare may have found one of his sources for Tempest through another Gresham professor, Henry Briggs.
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Gwinne, Matthew; Briggs, Henry
Tags:
	Biographical Studies, Macbeth, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare's Sources and Influences on Shakespeare, The Tempest
WSB Update:
	Fall 2025
WSB Record Number:
	aaao742