17+ hour, 37+ min ago  (187+ words) As William Shakespeare's home in the United States, the Folger Shakespeare Library is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by sharing how Shakespeare has always been a part of the American story. Selected items from…...

18+ hour, 59+ min ago  (516+ words) Four centuries after his death, the Bard's world remains alive in the streets, stages, and stories of the quaint town in England...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago  (715+ words) Despite being told not to expect any contact with the author, four years into the job, Bicks got a phone call from King himself, offering to meet. He spoke to her classes about his writing process, the importance of how…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (212+ words) A folio is a commitment, on the part of the publisher as well as the purchaser," Gartrell noted, emphasizing the distinct physical presence of these rare volumes compared to other historical materials. Where archives and manuscripts reveal the messiness of…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (522+ words) The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (308+ words) Returning to Dr. Murray's metaphor about pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, let's assemble the pieces of the puzzle which have been discovered but of which Dr. Munro does not seem to be aware. The Blackfriars Gatehouse had been a hub…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (547+ words) LONDON " Fans of William Shakespeare know that the great playwright came from Stratford-upon-Avon, the riverside English town where tourists still throng to see his childhood home. But he made his name in London " though few traces of him remain in…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (147+ words) The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC is home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection. That's where host Juana Summers recently met Adjoa Andoh, one of the stars of the hit TV series "Bridgerton."Andoh is a lifelong Shakespeare devotee,…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (644+ words) A previously overlooked city plan has allowed researchers to pinpoint, for the first time, the exact location of William Shakespeare's only London property, tucked away in a quiet corner of Blackfriars precinct. The discovery was made by Professor Lucy Munro,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (592+ words) Gadsden Messenger Poetry, Shakespeare and the words we carry April is a month made for language. Between National Poetry Month and William Shakespeare's birthday, it is hard not to notice how much of our lives are shaped by words: both…...