Barbara C. Hodgdon (1932–2018) was Professor of English at the University of Michigan, and previously worked as Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of English at Drake University. Her many books include The End Crowns All: Closure and Contradiction in Shakespeare’s History Plays; Henry IV: Texts and Contexts; The Shakespeare Trade: Performance and Appropriation; and Shakespeare, Performance and the Archive. Richard Abel is Emeritus Professor of International Film and Media , University of Michigan. Peter Holland is McMeel Family Professor in Shakespeare Studies, University of Notre Dame.
