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English, Media and Creative Arts

Dr Maria Shmygol

MA, PhD

Contact Details

SFI-IRC Pathway Research Fellow
Hardiman Research Building
E: maria.shmygol@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Dr Maria Shmygol leads an Science Foundation Ireland - Irish Research Council Pathway funded research project on early modern English drama, 'foreign' geographies, and national identity. She is the editor of William Percy's manuscript play The Aphrodysial (Malone Society / Manchester University Press, 2022) and co-editor, with Lukas Erne, of the German play Tito Andronico (1620), published by Arden Shakespeare and available in open access. Maria is assistant editor of The Complete Works of John Marston (under contract with Oxford University Press, gen. eds. Martin Butler and Matthew Steggle), and with Eleanor Rycroft, editor of a special issue of the Shakespeare journal on the theme of `Shakespeare in Action'. Maria is the Joint Chair of the British Shakespeare Association, having served as a trustee and director since 2019. Maria has held postdoctoral research fellowships at the Universities of Leeds (2020-21) and Geneva (2016-19), and is a project member of Medieval and Early Modern Orients. Her research has been supported by fellowships at the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and, most recently, Jesus College, Oxford. Maria's research interests include textual editing, early modern drama, theatrical culture, travel literature, and cross-cultural encounters.

Research Interests

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	''Introduction: Shakespeare in Action'' Maria Shmygol and Eleanor Rycroft (editors of special issue on the theme of 'Shakespeare in Action' (2024) ''Introduction: Shakespeare in Action''. Shakespeare, [Details]
	(2021)	'Jacobean Mock Sea-Fights on the River Thames: Nautical Theatricality in Performance and Print' Maria Shmygol (2021) 'Jacobean Mock Sea-Fights on the River Thames: Nautical Theatricality in Performance and Print'. The London Journal, 47 (1):13-35 [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	''Protean Objects in William Percy's The Aphrodysial'' Maria Shmygol (2022) ''Protean Objects in William Percy's The Aphrodysial'' In: Dynamic Matter: Transforming Renaissance Objects. Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania State University Press. [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	Book Review: `How Shakespeare Became Colonial: Editorial Tradition and the British Empire, by Leah S. Marcus. Maria Shmygol (2019) Book Review: `How Shakespeare Became Colonial: Editorial Tradition and the British Empire, by Leah S. Marcus. Shakespeare Jahrbuch, 155, Germany. [Details]
	(2015)	Book Review: 'Waterborne Pageants and Festivities in the Renaissance: Essays in Honour of J. R. Mulryne, ed. by Margaret Shewring'. Maria Shmygol (2015) Book Review: 'Waterborne Pageants and Festivities in the Renaissance: Essays in Honour of J. R. Mulryne, ed. by Margaret Shewring'. Renaissance Studies, 29.3, London. [Details]
	(2012)	Book Review: 'The Sea and Englishness in the Middle Ages: Maritime Narratives, Identity and Culture, ed. by Sebastian I. Sobecki'. Maria Shmygol (2012) Book Review: 'The Sea and Englishness in the Middle Ages: Maritime Narratives, Identity and Culture, ed. by Sebastian I. Sobecki'. Island Studies Journal, 7.1, Tórshavn. [Details]

Edited Books

	Year	Publication
	(2026)	The Complete Works of John Marston. Martin Butler, Matthew Steggle, José Pérez Diez, and Maria Shmygol, eds (Ed.). (2026) The Complete Works of John Marston The Complete Works of John Marston. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
	(2022)	The Aphrodysial or Sea-Feast. Maria Shmygol (Ed.). (2022) The Aphrodysial or Sea-Feast The Aphrodysial or Sea-Feast. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details]
	(2022)	Early Modern German Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus and The Taming of the Shrew: Tito Andronico und Kunst über alle Künste in Translation. Lukas Erne, Florence Hazrat and Maria Shmygol (Ed.). (2022) Early Modern German Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus and The Taming of the Shrew: Tito Andronico und Kunst über alle Künste in Translation Early Modern German Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus and The Taming of the Shrew: Tito Andronico und Kunst über alle Künste in Translation. London: Bloomsbury [Arden Shakespeare]. [DOI] [Details]

Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	''Jacobean Maritime Policy and Shakespeare's Late Romances'' Maria Shmygol (2011) ''Jacobean Maritime Policy and Shakespeare's Late Romances'' Literatur in Wissenschaft und Unterricht, 44 (2/3) :111-126. [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	British Shakespeare Association 2023 Conference, Maria Shmygol (2023) A four-day international conference on the theme of 'Re-locating Shakespeare'. [Conference Organising Committee Member], British Shakespeare Association 2023 Conference, University of Liverpool , 25-JUL-23 - 28-JUL-23. [Details]
	(2023)	The Local and the Global in Early Modern English Writing, Maria Shmygol and Daniel Carey (2023) A two-day international symposium held at the Moore Institute. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Local and the Global in Early Modern English Writing, University of Galway , 01-SEP-23 - 02-DEC-23. [Details]
	(2022)	Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Maria Shmygol (2022) Locating the Caribbean in William Davenant's 'New World' Drama. [Conference Paper], Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL , 08-APR-22. [Details]
	(2022)	History and Literature in Early Modern Britain Seminar, Maria Shmygol (2022) 'Travelling Players and Continental Adaptations of English Drama'. [Invited Lecture], History and Literature in Early Modern Britain Seminar, University of Oxford , 25-MAY-22. [Details]
	(2021)	Hakluyt Society Symposium, Maria Shmygol (2021) 'Travel, Ambition, and Anxiety in Civic Performance'. [Oral Presentation], Hakluyt Society Symposium, Online , 12-NOV-21. [Details]
	(2021)	Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Maria Shmygol (2021) Seminar Organiser: 'Strange Places in Familiar Spaces'. [Organising Chair], Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Online , 04-APR-21. [Details]
	(2021)	British Shakespeare Association 2021 Conference, Maria Shmygol (2021) A three-day online conference on the theme of 'Shakespeare In/Action'. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], British Shakespeare Association 2021 Conference, Online , 05-AUG-21 - 07-AUG-21. [Details]
	(2021)	Practices of Collaboration in Early Modern Theatre Conference, Maria Shmygol (2021) 'Pyrotechnic Performance in Jacobean London'. [Oral Presentation], Practices of Collaboration in Early Modern Theatre Conference, Université du Luxembourg / Online , 04-DEC-21. [Details]
	(2019)	British Shakespeare Association Conference, Maria Shmygol (2019) 'Race, Nation, and the Moor in Three Versions of Titus Andronicus'. [Oral Presentation], British Shakespeare Association Conference, University of Swansea , 19-JUL-19. [Details]
	(2019)	Shakespeare Association of America, Maria Shmygol (2019) 'The River Thames as Theatrical Space'. [Conference Paper], Shakespeare Association of America, Washington, DC , 18-APR-19. [Details]
	(2018)	Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Maria Shmygol (2018) 'Titus Andronicus in Seventeenth-Century Germany'. [Conference Paper], Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA , 31-MAR-18. [Details]
	(2015)	Making Knowledge in the Renaissance, Maria Shmygol (2015) A one-day international conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Making Knowledge in the Renaissance, University of Liverpool , 21-MAR-15. [Details]

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	British Shakespeare Association	Joint Chair	28-JUL-23 /
	The Malone Society	Council Member and General Editor	10-JUN-23 /

Teaching Interests

I have taught a wide range of modules on early modern English literature at the Universities of Liverpool, Sussex, Geneva, and Manchester, including a variety of BA and MA modules on Shakespeare, as well as BA modules on early modern drama, stage and screen performance, theatre history, travel literature, satire, and early modern identities.