Stream with KPBS+ / Watch Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS2. There are only two accepted representations of William ...

A ‘Secrets of the Dead’ documentary on PBS follows a man’s quest to determine whether a humble family heirloom is in fact ...

One of the greatest English playwrights, William Shakespeare, is widely read even today. His words, written more than 400 ...

But this vision of genius is a poor fit for many great artists, and it tends to obscure what makes them and their work ...

PROFESSOR Adams has done far more than merely give a new turn to an old subject. Of recent years there has been plenty of light on Shakespeare, his associates, his theatre, and his plays, but the ...

LONDON – An engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize. James Shapiro’s “1599: A Year in the Life of ...

Get an exclusive first look at Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, exploring the playwright's personal ...

The document suggests that Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway had more of a shared life than previously thought. Illustration of William Shakespeare leaving home, bidding farewell to his wife, ...

OUR path through Shakespeare’s works and life has brought us near at least to the question of his own view of the value and functions of the former, and his intentions with regard to them. Most of his ...

LONDON (AP) — An engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize. James Shapiro’s “1599: A Year in the ...