Shakespeare & Beyond

“Lend me your ears”: Harvard English professor Stephanie Burt explores the songs and songwriting of Shakespeare and Taylor Swift.

Mark the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with a look at a fascinating Apollo 11 flight plan sheet that traveled to the Moon.

Revisit Shakespeare & Company’s 1978 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with this excerpt from Katharine Goodland’s book on Shakespeare productions directed by Tina Packer.

It’s the heart of summer—and the perfect time to explore some recommended beach reads from the annals of our Folger Book Club!

See what the Folger’s theater partners have onstage in July. What are you planning to see this month?

In this busy travel time, try out our “Travel and Shakespeare” quiz about journeys in his plays and in real life, too.

On display: A letter from Abigail Adams and other extraordinary American items help celebrate the Fourth of July.

Michael Witmore talks about his experiences as Folger director and the recent Folger grand reopening.

Austin Tichenor on whether TikTok, like Shakespeare, is adding new words and phrases.

Shakespeare’s phrase “sermons in stones” is from a speech in As You Like It. Take this quiz to see if you can correctly order the lines.

As the Folger prepares to reopen, we turn to Shakespeare’s plays for quotations about new beginnings and fresh starts.

Explore great Shakespeare-related ideas for summer reading from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s online book club, blogs, and podcast.