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Excerpt: "Anne-thology: Poems Re-Presenting Anne Shakespeare"
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Excerpt: "Anne-thology: Poems Re-Presenting Anne Shakespeare"

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Read four poems from a newly published collection that marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife.

Not simply Shakespeare's wife: Marking the 400th anniversary of Anne Hathaway's death with poetry
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Not simply Shakespeare's wife: Marking the 400th anniversary of Anne Hathaway's death with poetry

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Katherine Scheil

The editors of a new collection of poetry about Anne Hathaway share their take on her life and why she deserves a book of her own.

Mary Baker and the legacy of Anne Hathaway's Cottage
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Mary Baker and the legacy of Anne Hathaway's Cottage

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This excerpt from a new book by Katherine West Scheil explores the 19th-century transformation of the Anne Hathaway Cottage into a tourist destination.

Shakespeare and marriage, in his plays and in his own life
Wedding in As You Like It
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Shakespeare and marriage, in his plays and in his own life

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Karen Lyon

What did William Shakespeare think of marriage, based on how he wrote about it in his plays and what we know about his union with Anne Hathaway?