Classics & Shakespeare

1+ day, 14+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ hour 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,…...

1+ week, 1+ 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…...

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1+ week, 3+ day 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…...

1+ week, 3+ day 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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (150+ words) u00a0We are playing a variety of Hamlet-inspired films to coincide with our Virtual Book Club, which is reading Maggie Ou2019Farrellu2019s u201cHamnetu201d in September. Check out our calendar if you are interested in joining us for the book discussion! All movies played at the…...

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2+ week, 4+ day ago   (243+ words) Globe R&C Reading Room Credit James Newton Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the opening of its new Research & Collections Centre, creating London’s only dedicated Shakespeare library and archive that is fully open and accessible to the public. The new facility…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the Chief of Staff for Riot New Media Group and a co-host of the Book Riot Podcast. She can be reached at [email protected]. Like capri pants and velour tracksuits, it seems that Shakespeare’s tragic tale…...