The translator Daniel Hahn makes the case that Shakespeare can be appreciated “even if we don’t hear a single one of his ...

He lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I and coined hundreds of new words and phrases that we still use today.

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC is home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection. That’s where host ...

An early modern literature scholar has identified the exact location of the London home of Shakespeare using 17th century ...

Shakespeare was known to have lived for a time in Blackfriars, London, but the location of his home was a matter of ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Rep gets a modern Birmingham twist.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Adjoa Andoh, the inaugural Director's Resident at the Folger Shakespeare Library, about Shakespeare's relevance in modern times, and specifically to people of color.

For someone who left behind so little concrete biographical evidence, William Shakespeare has inspired an astonishing number ...

To be or not to be? That may be the only question left, as a longstanding Shakespearean mystery is now solved. Curiosities ...

Shakespeare's granddaughter sold his London property in 1665, 49 years after he died ...

You might know the classics, but how deep does your Shakespeare knowledge run? Take our quiz to test your knowledge of his ...