Ceola Daly

Thesis Title: (Provisionally Titled): Towards a Postcolonial Bibliography of Shakespeare: Edmond Malone and the elision of Irish contributions to Shakespeare’s canonization in the Eighteenth Century

Supervisor: Professor Emma Smith

Doctoral Research: My thesis explores the canon-building of Shakespeare in the eighteenth century by focusing specifically on Irish contributions. By exploring Irish publishers, editors, and collectors of Shakespeare, my work proposes a postcolonial philology of Shakespeare which uncovers previously overlooked and non-Anglo-centric contributions to the canon. I pay special attention to figures like Edmond Malone, Alexander Pope, and Ambrose Eccles. I also advocate for an Irish editorial tradition of Shakespeare.

Teaching: I teach on Paper 6 class Early Modern Criminality with Prof. Margaret Kean. I am also happy to supervise undergraduate dissertations pertaining to early modern and 18th century theatre history or bibliography. I have supervised on dissertations concerning Restoration theatre and the Microscope, and Restoration theatre and sapphic homoeroticism.

Recent Conference Papers: 

'“Nationally Wrong”: Comparing Irish Accents performing Shakespeare in the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Century' European Shakespeare Research Association Conference, 9 July 2025

‘“Ó Moeloins” Malone: Ireland's Most Famous Forgotten Shakespearean’ Hibernian Shakespeare Symposium, 14 June 2025