Erika Boeckeler Associate Professor of English e.boeckeler@neu.edu 617.373.7047 Expertise alphabets and alphabetic literature, early modern Northern European visual art, early Slavic print culture, history of the book, language theory, Renaissance lyric poetry, Shakespeare Erika Boeckeler for Northeastern Global News Shakespeare, for the 21st century Shakespeare, for the 21st century A student-led digital version of Shakespeare's, “The Merchant of Venice,” showcases how the themes are still relevant centuries later. Rare book from Northeastern archives selected for ‘illuminated manuscripts’ display Rare book from Northeastern archives selected for ‘illuminated manuscripts’ display A Dominican Prayer Book, created in the 15th century, from the Northeastern archives joins manuscripts spanning the 9th to the 17th centuries in “the largest exhibit of pre-1600 manuscripts ever mounted in North America.” Students in a “History of Books” class helped determine the date of the book’s creation, notes Giordana Mecagni, above, head of special collections at Northeastern. 3Qs: Getting to the heart of the matter 3Qs: Getting to the heart of the matter For Valentine’s Day, we asked Northeastern faculty to analyze what the holiday means for businesses and your health, and how it all started in the first place. Bringing ‘the magic of Shakespeare’ to life Bringing ‘the magic of Shakespeare’ to life English professor Erika Boeckeler and University Libraries staff hosted local children for an interactive lesson about Shakespeare and the history of the book. 3Qs: Understanding the Bard 3Qs: Understanding the Bard Last week, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company began its 16th annual “Shakespeare on the Common” season with “All’s Well That Ends Well.” We asked Erika Boeckeler—an assistant professor of English who recently returned from a postdoctoral fellowship at the Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif. — for some insight into one of The Bard’s lesser-known works.