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class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAll that one needs to love Shakespeare is a great guide. Sometimes it\u2019s an inspiring teacher. Sometimes it\u2019s a fine performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"author\">\u2014Gail Kern Paster<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gail Kern Paster<\/strong>&nbsp;(B.A., Smith College, Ph.D, Yale University) was Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library from 2002 to 2011. Under her leadership, the Folger created a new division devoted to K-12 education, initiated a seminar program for undergraduates, digitized 35,000 images from its collection, and increased attendance at its public performances by 25 %. Her book&nbsp;<em>The Body Embarrassed: Drama and the Disciplines of Shame in Early Modern England<\/em>&nbsp;(1993) interpreted theatrical representation of the body through the Renaissance theory of the humors, introducing a new category to Shakespearean interpretation. President of the Shakespeare Association of America in 2003, she currently edits&nbsp;<em>Shakespeare Quarterly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAll that one needs to love Shakespeare is a great guide. Sometimes it\u2019s an inspiring teacher. Sometimes it\u2019s a fine performance.\u201d \u2014Gail Kern Paster Gail Kern Paster&nbsp;(B.A., Smith College, Ph.D, Yale University) was Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library from 2002 to 2011. 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