Episode #003: Jem Bloomfield Talks Shakespeare and The King James Bible

Jem Bloomfield is an author, blogger, and Assistant Professor of Literature at the University of Nottingham. His research ranges across Shakespeare, gender, performance and the Bible, with a particular focus on the ways texts are used to focus cultural authority. Dr. Bloomfield's work has been cited in The Guardian, The New Statesmen, and Contemporary Theater Review. His latest book is titled Shakespeare and the Psalms: Did Shakespeare Help Write the King James Bible? He is here today to talk with us about that very legend and set the record straight on this persistent question.