Illustration of Shakespeare reciting "Hamlet" to his family in Stratford-upon-Avon. People rarely argue over the question, “Who is the greatest writer of all time?” Even though several literary ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Each year, writier Judith Newmark and artist John Telford combine to summarize the bard's work for the Shakesapeare festival.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." And beyond literature, his influence has shaped language, pop culture, and even psychology. Terms like ...

"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 is undeniably one of the most famous writers in human history. The 39 shows attributed to the “Bard of Avon” have been performed, adapted, and studied innumerable times in the ...

Potions, poisons, and symbolic herbs are frequent plot devices in the plays of William Shakespeare, and reflect the medical knowledge of his time. John Gerard, Robert Davies, Thomas Johnson, Robert ...

He was the greatest Western playwright of all time. His plays are still burned in our cultural memory and performed the world over. But William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the man, has remained an ...