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How Shakespeare Lives Now
We speak of Shakespeare’s works as if they were stable reflections of his original intentions, but they continue to circulate precisely because they are so amenable to metamorphosis. They have left his world, passed into ours, and become part of us. And when we in turn have vanished, they will continue to exist, tinged perhaps in small ways by our own lives and fates, and will become part of others whom he could not have foreseen and whom we can barely imagine. By Stephen Greenblatt.
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The Poisons, Potions, and Charms of Shakespeare’s Plays
Potions, poisons, and symbolic herbs are frequent plot devices in the plays of William Shakespeare, and reflect the medical knowledge of his time.
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Shakespeare's 21st-Century Makeover
The first volumes of the Pelican Shakespeare’s latest iteration, which hit bookshelves this week, are bold and very different from their more traditional predecessors. Designed by the 24-year-old Indian-born artist Manuja Waldia, each new cover features a single graphic icon, interpreting works including Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet through a contemporary, minimalist lens.
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Shakespeare's skull probably stolen by grave robbers, study finds
Radar scan of Bard’s grave for documentary shows his head appears to be missing – but it puts other myths to bed.
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The Unified Theory of Ophelia: On Women, Writing, and Mental Illness
The author on why she believes Ophelia is the most important character William Shakespeare ever created. By B.N. Harrison.
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Shakespeare’s Lost Weed Sonnets
Sonnet No. 156: Rough kids do snatch the darling buds from May’s.
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“Hell is Empty and All the Devils are Here”: A Shakespearean Guide to the 2016 Republican Primary.
Donald Trump … many a man hath more hair than wit.
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The Shakespeare Algorithm
Can linguistic analysis settle the question of who wrote a lousy play?
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'True face of Shakespeare' appears in botany book
A 400-year-old botany book contains what could be the only known portrait of William Shakespeare made in his lifetime, according to an academic expert.
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The Radicalization of Jar Jar Binks
When the author of William Shakespeare’s Star Wars took on The Phantom Menace, he turned the Gungan from embarrassing footnote to revolutionary.
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Shakespeare First Folio discovered in French library
Shakespeare First Folio – one of only around 230 still in existence – found in French town library
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Top 10 novels inspired by Shakespeare
It's the end of Shakespeare's birthday week, but the playwright has provided year-round inspiration for writers from Herman Melville to Patricia Highsmith
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Why These Booksellers Think They Bought Shakespeare’s Dictionary
Two rare booksellers who reside in New York claim they own an annotated dictionary they believe belonged to the master bard himself, William Shakespeare.
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Would Shakespeare’s poisons and drugs work in reality?
Can a potion make you fall in love? Can you poison someone through their ear? Scientists have tried to uncover the facts behind the Bard's fiction.
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