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Stephen Greenblatt on 'Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics'
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Stephen Greenblatt on 'Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics'

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Stephen Greenblatt discusses and reads short excerpts from his new book, “Tyrant,” which looks at how Shakespeare portrayed political leaders in his plays.

Excerpt: 'Macbeth' by Jo Nesbø
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Excerpt: 'Macbeth' by Jo Nesbø

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Read an excerpt from ‘Macbeth’, Norwegian detective crime novelist Jo Nesbø’s retelling of Shakespeare’s play, from the Hogarth Shakespeare series.

Excerpt: 'Julius Caesar and Me: Exploring Shakespeare’s African Play'
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Excerpt: 'Julius Caesar and Me: Exploring Shakespeare’s African Play'

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Read an excerpt from actor Paterson Joseph’s book about playing the role of Brutus in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s acclaimed 2012 production of Julius Caesar.

Excerpt: 'Year of the Mad King' by Antony Sher
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Excerpt: 'Year of the Mad King' by Antony Sher

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What’s it like to play the role of Lear onstage? In this excerpt from Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries, actor Antony Sher gives us a window into the rehearsal process for the Royal Shakespeare Company production of King…

Books on Shakespeare and race for Black History Month
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Books on Shakespeare and race for Black History Month

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Celebrate Black History Month with five books and one essay about race in early modern Europe and in Shakespeare’s plays.

Excerpt: Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell
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Excerpt: Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell

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“Fools and Mortals,” a new novel from New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, tells the story of the first production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Elizabethan England, from the perspective of William Shakespeare’s younger brother Richard.

Usury and 'The Merchant of Venice': An excerpt from 'London's Triumph' by Stephen Alford
London's Triumph by Stephen Alford
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Usury and 'The Merchant of Venice': An excerpt from 'London's Triumph' by Stephen Alford

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This excerpt from “London’s Triumph” by Stephen Alford looks at the Elizabethan understanding of usury, seen through Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.”

Making Shakespeare Pop
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Making Shakespeare Pop

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The tricks of this pop-up Shakespeare book, written by the Reduced Shakespeare Company and illustrated by Jennie Maizels, are a perfect way to express the theatricality of Shakespeare’s plays.

Excerpt from Dunbar: Edward St. Aubyn retells King Lear
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Excerpt from Dunbar: Edward St. Aubyn retells King Lear

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In “Dunbar,” a new novel by Edward St. Aubyn that retells the Shakespeare play “King Lear,” Henry Dunbar makes the mistake of handing over control of his global corporation to his eldest daughters, who bribe a doctor to declare him…

Rome’s encounter with Egypt in Antony and Cleopatra
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Rome’s encounter with Egypt in Antony and Cleopatra

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In this excerpt from “Shakespeare’s Roman Trilogy,” Paul Cantor writes about the Romanization of Egypt and the Egyptization of Rome in “Antony and Cleopatra.”

Richard Burton, Shakespeare, and the search for the source of the Nile
Shakespeare in Swahililand
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Richard Burton, Shakespeare, and the search for the source of the Nile

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When European explorers first began traveling into the interior of the African continent, they brought Shakespeare with them. This excerpt from Shakespeare in Swahililand, written by Edward Wilson-Lee, relates the expedition of Richard Francis Burton and his search for the…

Rosalind: Shakespeare's Immortal Heroine - an excerpt
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Rosalind: Shakespeare's Immortal Heroine - an excerpt

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Read an excerpt from “Rosalind: Shakespeare’s Immortal Heroine” by Angela Thirlwell, in which she traces the performance history of “As You Like It” and interviews famous actresses who have played this role onstage.

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