No one did it like The Bard, so it’s no surprise that some myths about him and his writing have seeped into our culture over ...

Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what is ...

There are probably more theories than facts about Shakespeare’s life. Where do you stand on this? We have many, many facts about Shakespeare’s life, contained in Schoenbaum’s magisterial Shakespeare: ...

Name a play written by Bartley Campbell. Of course you can’t, nor can just about anyone else alive today. Yet Campbell (1843-1888) was a popular American playwright whose giant ego towered above his ...

I know what you're thinking: Shakespeare, ugh! Is this one of those take-your-medicine, eat-your-spinach, good-for-you stories I should watch but really don't WANT to watch? Well, fear not! Ira Glass, ...