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Alan B. Farmer is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, specializing in Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, and the history of the book. His work explores early modern print culture, including playbooks, newsbooks, and the political dimensions of publishing. Farmer co-created the DEEP database, a seminal resource for early English playbooks, and co-edited Localizing Caroline Drama. He holds a PhD from Columbia University (2005) and focuses on topics like Shakespeare's popularity in print, Elizabethan book trade dynamics, and Caroline-era political theater.
Education: PhD in English, Columbia University, 2005.
Research Interests: Farmer’s scholarship bridges textual studies and historical analysis, emphasizing the materiality of early modern texts. He examines how print media shaped cultural and political discourse in 17th-century England, with particular attention to the Thirty Years' War’s impact on English publishing and the evolution of print popularity metrics.
Publications Trends: His articles critically analyze textual ephemera, authorial influence (e.g., Shakespeare’s print dominance), and the interplay between news dissemination and religious-political movements. Recent work delves into Caroline drama’s socio-economic contexts and the role of printers like John Norton.
Labs/Teams: Co-developer of DEEP: Database of Early English Playbooks, a collaborative digital humanities project.
