Who was William Shakespeare, really? What was he like as a person? George Bernard Shaw once quipped that “everything we know about Shakespeare can be got into a half-hour sketch,” but if you limit ...

The monthly book club at Bogart’s Coffee House is reading “Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare” by Stephen Greenblatt. The biography will be discussed from 7 to 9 p.m. on April 26, ...

Is Prince William, the current heir to the British throne, a direct descendant of William Shakespeare? Prince William’s mother is the late Diana Spencer, whose family can be traced to Baron William ...

In a new biography, the founder of New Historicism finds a paper trail that links Shakespeare’s life, beliefs, and moralityColloquy: Read the transcript of an online discussion about whether a new ...

There Was a Starre Daunst, and Under That Was I Borne William Shakespeare is popularly supposed to have been born on 23 April 1564, or St. George’s Day. The date may in fact have been 21 April or 22 ...

His plays are required reading all over the world, but there's much that historians don't know about William Shakespeare the man. On July 10, the first episode of Will premieres on TNT. And it's clear ...

In me thou see’st the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie. But not bad for a man celebrating his 450th birthday. Don’t worry: You still have time to get Shakespeare a card.