Marissa Nicosia
@nicosiamarissa
Renaissance literature, temporality, politics, material texts, historical recipes; Imagining Time in the English Chronicle Play
Lots of fun at Shakespeare in Clark Park & Revolution Shakespeare’s Hamlet last night. Get there, Philly. ☠️
My book Shakespeare in the Kitchen is here at the @routledgelit.bsky.social display at #WSC2026 ! Stop by the book exhibit to buy a copy or snag a discount code or learn more about the Spotlight on Shakespeare series.
New recipe up on Cooking in the Archives! One way to make codling preserves (if you, like me, find yourself with too many unripe apples on your hands). rarecooking.com/2026/06/09/c...
Today we've arrived at the Conclusion of Shakespeare in the Kitchen where I write about "Trout / The Tempest" 🐟 Caliban is called a “strange fish” by the shipwrecked Italians who arrive on the island in Shakespeare’s Tempest: Caliban is also a cook. 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
Chapter 8, the last proper chapter in Shakespeare in the Kitchen, is "Venison Pasty / As You Like It" (Now out from @routledgelit.bsky.social ) Shakespeare’s comedy asks whether deer are citizens of the forest or trophies of the hunt. 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
Chapter 7 - "Capons / 1 Henry IV" - is especially dear to my heart because it overlaps with work on temporality in the Henry IV plays from my first book ... 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
I have something special to share today for Chapter 6 "Salad / Antony and Cleopatra" @routledgelit.bsky.social An excerpt that's up on the @folger.edu Shakespeare and Beyond blog! 🥗 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
A wild thing to open my own book and use a recipe* that I wrote and then have a snack. *strawberry conserve, chapter 4
People of (the greater) Philadelphia (area), Kiki Aranita's article about my book is in the food section of the print edition of the Inquirer today! @inquirer.com @phillyinqfood.bsky.social
I'm back! Today let's take a look at Chapter 5 "Orange Succade / Much Ado About Nothing" from my new book Shakespeare in the Kitchen (now out from @routledgelit.bsky.social ) Love is bittersweet. 🍊 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
Chapter 4 "Strawberry Conserve / Othello" (before I log off for a long weekend) At moments in Othello, Desdemona’s strawberry handkerchief seems like the only remedy for Othello’s jealous rage. 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
Chapter 3 from Shakespeare in the Kitchen now out with @routledgelit.bsky.social ! "Syrup of Violets / Sonnet 12, Sonnet 99, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream" The fleeting blooms of violets and pansies were thought to heal and intoxicate in Shakespeare’s England. 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
Chapter 2 - "Pear Pie / The Winter’s Tale" Perdita plans to bake warden pear pies for the sheep-shearing festival in the ludic fourth act of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. 🍐 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
Chapter 1 - Posset / Macbeth! Lady Macbeth stirs drugs into the guards possets to help Macbeth murder King Duncan. Possets—concoctions of hot alcohol, spices, and dairy—were consumed before bed to promote sleep. 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
Why should we think about Shakespeare in the kitchen as well as in the classroom, in the library & on the stage? My introduction makes a case for embodied humanities research as a form of knowledge making & provides background information about food in Shakespeare’s England. 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social
Here begins a little thread about all the chapters in my new book Shakespeare in the Kitchen! (to be updated sorta daily until I make it all the way through)
Shakespeare in the Kitchen is officially published today @routledgebooks.bsky.social !!!! Thank you to everyone how has supported my work / my Cooking in the Archives project & made this book possible. 📸 of the Pear Pie recipe from my chapter on The Winter's Tale by @gaypanek.bsky.social
I'll be sharing more info about Shakespeare in the Kitchen events in the coming weeks on here & via link below 🍽📗 Fun plans are in the works with Binding Agents & Hill-Physick House! Book release is 4/30 & discount code is 26AFLY1 !!! 📸 @gaypanek.bsky.social rarecooking.com/events/
Good morning, Denver & #shax2026 ! I’ll be talking about recipes, poems, and recipe poems on the “Lyric Attachments” panel in a few hours alongside the brilliant Dianne Mitchell & Thomas Ward.
My brilliant friend Rhae Lynn Barnes wrote a book! Our preordered copy arrived today!! Official publication date tomorrow!!! Reviews are incredible!!!! I read some of this in draft and can’t wait to read it cover to cover. wwnorton.com/books/978163...
The baby is staying off all social media, but here is one of us at the local coffee shop.
Really good mail day! I'm thrilled to be in such good company in this volume and thankful for Rhae Lynn Barnes and Glenda Goodman's vision, care, and excellent editing. www.pennpress.org/978151282577... 1/
Reminding you for the weekend: you can bake 17th-century strawberry tarts! 🍓🥧 rarecooking.com/2024/06/19/t...
Andrew Bricker is going to interview me about my book on Tuesday 2/27 3pm EST! Join online (register using the link below) or come by Sutherland 8 at Penn State Abington (and enjoy a reception after the conversation)! forms.gle/9tLYn854EqvN...