Professor Dr. William Streitberger

Biography

William Streitberger is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Washington. He specializes in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century British history and literature, particularly focusing on drama and textual theory. Streitberger holds a B.A. from the University of Kansas, an M.A. from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He has authored six books and a dozen articles, with a principal historical focus on entertainments at the Tudor and Stuart courts. His teaching includes a core course in Printed Texts within the Interdisciplinary Textual Studies Program, integrating interests in theory, practice, and documentary editing. Currently, he is engaged in research centered on the diplomatic historical writings of Edmund Tilney, Master of the Revels during Shakespeare's working lifetime, with a project tentatively titled 'Shakespeare's Censor'.

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