On Baldwin's would-be 100th birthday, the author of a Shakespeare adaptation series reflects on how the Black icon impacted her reading of the Bard Marco Calderon; Anthony Barboza/Getty I was 38 when ...
When the spring semester of my junior year began, my AP Literature and Composition teacher informed me that we were going to begin "Hamlet," a classic Shakespearean play. I can’t say I was excited to ...
The title page of one of the Folger’s First Folios. Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library Future titan of industry Henry Clay Folger Jr. lived the first part of his life in Dickensian poverty. Born ...
From comedy and tragedy to romance and revenge, William Shakespeare’s work explores universal truths that extend beyond the constraints of time. Known as the Bard of Avon, the 16th-century wordsmith’s ...
Shakespeare’s birthday is coming up this week. The Bard was baptized April 26, 1564, but his birthday is celebrated on April 23, perhaps because, coincidentally, he died April 23, 1616. Considering ...
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