Dr Annaliese Connolly M.Phil, FHEA
Senior Lecturer in English
Summary
My main research interests and expertise are in early modern literature and culture. I work primarily on early modern drama, particularly the work of Shakespeare's contemporaries, including George Peele, Christopher Marlowe and John Webster.
About
I completed my PhD at Sheffield Hallam and took up a full-time permanent post in 2008. I teach across a range of modules on the English courses, including Literature and those with a focus on the skills which English students can deploy in collaboration with external partners, in preparation for career pathways in a range of industries and areas. I am interested in developing assessment types which stimulate students, and which encourage them to reflect on how their writing and thinking can be utilised in the wider world.
My research is primarily in Renaissance drama and culture, and I have published a range of book chapters and articles on authors including Shakespeare, Middleton, Peele and Webster and on a range of topics including Turk plays, biblical drama, and queenship.
Teaching
Department of Humanities
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Courses -
BA English
BA English Literature
Modules -
Level 4:
Local to Global: Literary Explorations
Reading Communities
Level 5:
Being Human: Literature and Ethics
Level 6:
The Spectacular City: Exploring Urban Spaces
The Literature Research Project
Research
I am currently working on a chapter for a collection on Shakespeare and his Contemporaries for Palgrave which looks at Senecan influences in plays by Gager, Shakespeare and Heywood.
I am also working on the poetry of George Peele.
Book chapters:
Connolly, A (2019) ‘Biblical tragedy: George Peele’s David and Bethsabe.’ In: Cadman, D. Duxfield, A and Hopkins L., eds. The genres of Renaissance Tragedy MUP, Manchester. pp. 29-50. ISBN: 978-1-7849-9279-8
Connolly, A (2013) ‘Introduction.’ In: Connolly A. ed. Richard III: A Critical Reader Bloomsbury, London. pp.1-21. ISBN 9781472504968
Connolly, A (2013) ‘Introduction.’ In: Connolly, A and Hopkins, L., eds. Essex: The Life of an Elizabethan Courtier MUP Manchester. pp. 1-24. ISBN: 978-0-7190-8494-2
Connolly, A (2011) ‘Guy of Warwick, Godfrey of Bouillon, and Elizabethan Repertory.’ In: Andrea, B and McJannet, L, eds. Early Modern England and Islamic Worlds. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 139-158. ISBN 978-0-230-11542-2
I’m preparing a fully-modernised and annotated edition of one of the earliest and most significant surviving London Lord Mayor’s Show, written by George Peele in 1585, to be hosted on the innovative Map of Early Modern London online open access platform.
https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/7.0/mayoral_shows.htm
Publications
Journal articles
Connolly, A. (2013). Introduction. RICHARD III: a Critical Reader, 1-21.
Connolly, A. (2011). Guy of Warwick, Godfrey of Bouillon, and Elizabethan Repertory. .
Egan, G., Smith, P.J., Parsons, E., Butler, C., Connolly, A., Wood, R., ... McAreavey, N. (2010). VI * Shakespeare. The Year's Work in English Studies, 89 (1), 337-450. http://doi.org/10.1093/ywes/maq018
Connolly, A. (2009). Review of Shakespeare'sThe Tempest(directed by Janice Honeyman) at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and on tour, February–April 2009. Shakespeare, 5 (4), 462-464. http://doi.org/10.1080/17450910903370558
Egan, G., Smith, P.J., Parsons, E., Hartwell, J., Connolly, A., Wood, R., ... Lamb, E. (2009). VI * Shakespeare. The Year's Work in English Studies, 88 (1), 345-486. http://doi.org/10.1093/ywes/map019
(2008). Review of Shekar Kapur'sElizabeth: The Golden Age. Shakespeare, 4 (2), 188-191. http://doi.org/10.1080/17450910802083526
(2008). Review of Shakespeare'sThe Tempest(directed by Jack Shepherd for the Love and Madness Ensemble) at the Studio, Sheffield Theatres, September 2007. Shakespeare, 4 (1), 93-96. http://doi.org/10.1080/17450910801902866
Connolly, A. (2007). David and Bethsabe: reconsidering biblical drama of the long 1590s. Early modern literary studies, 13 (2). http://purl.oclc.org/emls/si-16/connpeel.htm
CONNOLLY, A., & HOPKINS, L. (n.d.). A Darker Shade of Pale: Webster’s Winter Whiteness. E-rea, (12.2). http://doi.org/10.4000/erea.4483
Book chapters
Connolly, A. (2019). Biblical Tragedy: George Peele's David and Bethsabe. In The Genres of Renaissance Tragedy. (pp. 29-50). Manchester, England: Manchester University Press
Connolly, A., & Hopkins, L. (2013). Introduction. In Essex: the cultural impact of an Elizabethan courtier. (pp. 1-24). Manchester University Press: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719084942/
Connolly, A., & Hopkins, L. (2013). The Earl of Essex and the Duke of Windsor: Elizabeth and Essex on film. In Essex: The cultural impact of an Elizabethan courtier. (pp. 279-293). https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719084942/
Hopkins, L. (2013). The dark side of the moon: Semiramis and Titania. In Connolly, A., & Hopkins, L. (Eds.) Goddesses and Queens: The iconography of Elizabeth I. (pp. 117-135). Manchester University Press: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719090110/
Connolly, A.F. (2011). Guy of Warwick, Godfrey of Bouillon, and Elizabethan Repertory. In Early Modern England and Islamic Worlds. (pp. 139-158). Palgrave Macmillan US: http://doi.org/10.1057/9780230119826_8
Connolly, A. (2011). In the repertoire: women beware women on stage. In Hiscock, A. (Ed.) Women beware women: a critical guide. (pp. 59-76). Continuum: http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/women-beware-women-9781847060938/
Connolly, A. (2010). Shakespeare and the Fairy King: Re-viewing the Cultural and Political Contexts of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In A Midsummer Night's Dream: a Critical Guide. (pp. 131-149).
Connolly, A. (2009). New directions : Shakespeare and the Fairy King : re-viewing the cultural and political contexts of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In Buccola, R. (Ed.) A Midsummer Night's Dream : a critical guide. (pp. 131-149). Continuum
Connolly, A. (2007). Evaluating virginity: a Midsummer Night's Dream and the iconography of marriage. In Connolly, A., & Hopkins, L. (Eds.) Goddesses and Queens: the iconography of Elizabeth I. (pp. 136-153). Manchester: Manchester University Press: http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/catalogue/book.asp?id=1204076
Connolly, A. (2002). "O unquenchable thirst of gold": Lyly's Midas and the English quest for Empire. Humanities Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University: http://purl.oclc.org/emls/08-2/conngold.html
Books
Connolly, A., & Hopkins, L. (2013). Essex: the cultural impact of a Renaissance Courtier. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Connolly, A. (2013). RICHARD III: A Critical Reader.
Connolly, A., & Hopkins, L. (Eds.). (2007). Goddesses and Queens: the iconography of Elizabeth I. Manchester Univ Press. http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/catalogue/book.asp?id=1204076
Connolly, A., & Hopkins, L. (Eds.). (2007). Goddesses and Queens: the iconography of Elizabeth I. Manchester Univ Press. http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/catalogue/book.asp?id=1204076
Other activities
I am a reader for a number of academic journals and publishers, including Shakespeare and Edinburgh University Press
Postgraduate supervision
I welcome enquiries from students who would like to work on early modern drama and culture. I have supervised PhDs on a range of topics including, early modern tragedy and emotion and Shakespeare and disability studies.