Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, Hamnet tells a heartbreaking story about William Shakespeare, his wife Agnes, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Since Shakespeare’s time, some critics and scholars have been unable to believe that a country boy from ...

William Shakespeare gave the English language more than just poetic sonnets and tragic deaths. He also gave us some of the most delightfully vicious insults ever spoken onstage. These weren’t your ...

What really happened to William Shakespeare, his wife Agnes, and their three children?

NEW YORK, December 16, 2025 — The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear provides a fresh framework to understand one of Shakespeare's best known tragedies. A wholly unique work of literary criticism, theory, ...