Prof. Anne Charlotte Lancashire
Fellow
Current Employer
University of Toronto
Election Year
2016
Academy
Académie des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada
Discipline
Literature
Department
Dept of English Literature and Drama; Cinema Studies
Keywords
Theatre, History, London, Medieval, Early Modern, London Mayors and Sheriffs, Popular American Film (since 1950), Star Wars I--VI.
LANCASHIRE, Anne – Department of English, University of Toronto
Anne Lancashire is the foremost international expert on theatrical activities in London for the centuries preceding Shakespeare. She wrote the ground-breaking first history of London theatre c. 100 A.D.--1558, published a 3-volume collection of early theatrical records, and created the first web database of London’s mayors and sheriffs. She is also internationally known for research on Renaissance playtexts, and is a much-interviewed expert on George Lucas’s Star Wars films.
Anne Lancashire is the foremost international expert on theatrical activities in London for the centuries preceding Shakespeare. She wrote the ground-breaking first history of London theatre c. 100 A.D.--1558, published a 3-volume collection of early theatrical records, and created the first web database of London’s mayors and sheriffs. She is also internationally known for research on Renaissance playtexts, and is a much-interviewed expert on George Lucas’s Star Wars films.
Anne Lancashire est l’expert international le plus connu des activités théâtrales à Londres pour les siècles avant Shakespeare. Elle a écrit la première histoire fondatrice du théâtre londonien de 100 A.D. à 1558 ; elle a publié une collection en trois volumes des premiers documents théâtraux et elle a créé la première base de données Web des maires et des shérifs londoniens. Elle est aussi internationalement connue pour ses recherches sur les pièces de théâtre de la Renaissance et elle a donné de nombreux interviews sur la série de films « Guerre des étoiles » de George Lucas.