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Sir Stanley William Wells, CBE (born 21 May 1930) is an English Shakespearean scholar, writer, professor and editor who has been honorary president of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, professor emeritus at Birmingham University, and author of many books about Shakespeare, including Shakespeare Sex and Love, and is general editor of the Oxford ...
Nov 4, 2023 · Stanley Wells: ‘Like Hamlet’s father, it is “my custom” to sleep “always of the afternoon”’. The Shakespearean scholar on intellectual risks, the desire to impress and fitness at 93. © Lauren...
Sep 27, 2013 · Professor Wells is the Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Professor Emeritus at the University of Birmingham, the author of numerous books and articles about Shakespeare, and is general editor of the Oxford and Penguin Shakespeares. You can learn more about Professor Wells on his website, and you can follow him on Twitter.
Professor Sir Stanley Wells. One of the world's foremost Shakespearians, Professor Sir Stanley Wells CBE, FRSL is a former Life Trustee (1975-2017) and former Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (1991-2011), Emeritus Professor of Shakespeare Studies of the University of Birmingham, and Honorary Emeritus Governor of the Royal ...
He is married to the novelist Susan Hill, and has two daughters, Jessica Ruston and Clemency Wells. Share. Tweet. Stanley Wells was born in Hull, Yorkshire, in 1930, where he attended a state grammar school, Kingston High School. He read English at University College London from 1948 to 1951.
