The Shakespeare Fellowship and the Shakespeare Oxford Society awarded the 2011 Oxfordian of the Year award to De Vere Society Vice Chairman Kevin Gilvary, in recognition of his work in editing Dating Shakespeare’s Plays: A Critical Review of the Evidence (2010). This book reviews the documentary evidence and arguments with regard to establishing a date range for each of Shakespeare’s plays. (Updates: The book is now available online and in a new edition from Portsea Press.)
The award was conferred jointly by the Shakespeare Fellowship and the Shakespeare Oxford Society at their annual joint conference on October 16, 2011. SOS President Richard Joyrich presented a plaque to Gilvary in a ceremony at the Washington Court Hotel, Washington, D.C.
In accepting the award, Gilvary paid special tribute to Christopher Dams, who started the Dating Project over a decade ago with special emphasis on the use of documentary evidence. Gilvary also thanked Eddi Jolly, Elizabeth Imlay, and the late Philip Johnson for their help in editing the project. He also highlighted major contributions from researchers on both sides of the Atlantic and expressed the wish that such collaboration would long continue into the future.
A complete list of all Oxfordians of the Year is available here.
[originally published Oct. 25, 2011, updated 2021]
