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Greek tragedy, Elizabethan drama, and canonical works.
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Jest a Moment: Halloween with Macbeth
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (331+ words) If tales of sinister characters following dark and bloody twisted paths inspired by supernatural forces are your idea of Halloween thrills, then put Macbeth on your October reading list. Shakespeare’s play is generally regarded as one of the best tragedies…...
No, Cleopatra wasn’t a devious harlot
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (868+ words) The Telegraph Noel Malcolm is a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Earlier in his career he was foreign editor of The Spectator, and chief political columnist of The Telegraph. He has published books about the history of philosophy, the…...
Lake Tahoe doctor looks into who really wrote Shakespeare in new book
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (255+ words) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Long-time local family practice physician Brooks Martin has published a book titled Ms. Shakespeare, I Presume: The Case for Amelia Bassano Lanier, and it is available from Amazon in Print or eBook versions. Mr. Shakspere’s Last…...
Shakespeare reading group returns to Worcester's The Hive
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (255+ words) A popular Shakespeare reading group is returning to The Hive this autumn. The Worcester Shakespeare Circle, led by University of Worcester enthusiasts Maggie Tildesley and Tom Mandall, is open to everyone aged 16 and above. It welcomes both seasoned enthusiasts and…...
Globe opens Shakespeare library and archive
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (836+ words) Shakespeare's Globe has opened a new research centre on its Bankside site, which it says is London's only dedicated Shakespeare library and archive open to the public. The Research and Collections Centre holds more than 6,000 books on Shakespeare as well…...
An Intriguing Exhibit on Shakespeare and Black Women
1+ week, 4+ day ago (460+ words) William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130—the one beginning, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”—is one of his best-known and most beloved poems. A satire challenging the way conventional European poetry described women, it has sparked literary debates, class discussions,…...
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists – Horden Playhouse
1+ week, 5+ day ago (612+ words) Based on the Book by Robert Tressell Writer: Stephen Lowe Director: Mark Dornford-May Following their superb Hamlet earlier this year, Ensemble ’84 has chosen a lesser-known work for their sophomore production in their new venue. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was written…...
Shakespeare for kids
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Founding Wrexham University chief brings acclaimed Shakespeare trilogy to its final act
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (596+ words) A leading Shakespeare scholar and former university vice chancellor has completed the final instalment of an acclaimed literary trilogy that reimagines the life, loves and final days of William Shakespeare through the eyes of a time-travelling psychotherapist. Professor Michael Kerr…...
Shakespeare Under Stalin???s Shadow
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (144+ words) One can understand then the appeal of Nahum Tate’s 1681 revision of the play, in which Lear and Cordelia survive and she marries Edgar. This Hollywood prototype replaced the original on the stage until 1823, and even Samuel Johnson liked it that…...