Authors >
William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Academic Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, Chair of the Folger Institute, and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and on the editing of the plays.Paul Werstine is Professor of English at... Read full bio

Related multimediaclose x

Video

1 to 5 of 5
  • 1635265513_1215420710001_95-full
    1. Occupation Romeo
    02:31
    72258976001
  • 1635265513_1215417216001_70-full
    2. Living Iambic Pentameter
    02:21
    72256631001
  • 1635265513_1215420027001_50-full
    3. Remixing Shakespeare
    03:48
    72277745001
  • 1635265513_1215411312001_198-full
    4. Interpreting Character: Shakespeare
    06:37
    72276919001
  • 1635265513_1215395769001_47-full
    5. Watch the trailer of Teller’s Macbeth!
    01:36
    46020519001
See more multimedia
Hamlet will be released on April 24, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Jan 28, 2012
Timon of Athens will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Shakespeare's Sonnets & Poems will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Henry VI Part I will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Henry VI Part I is now available in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Othello is now available in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Othello will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Two Gentlemen of Verona is now available in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
A Midsummer Night's Dream will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Richard II will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Richard II is now available in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Two Gentlemen of Verona will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Titus Andronicus will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Measure for Measure is now available in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Merchant of Venice will be released on August 23, 2011 in eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Merchant of Venice is now available in eBook
Aug 23, 2011

Authors on the Web

Radio Prague, February 11, 2012
...Malý, who at that time was a young translator, and later became a translator of the work of William Shakespeare. So it’s sure that his command of English was very good.” So he was translating directly from English and not through German as some...
Mail Online UK, February 10, 2012
...William Shakespeare understood the value of trees. In more than one of his great plays, characters find refuge in a mysterious woodland, become lost, find themselves and emerge later, changed for...
Guardian.co.uk, February 10, 2012
...does finally knock him out and inspires the dream that he then relates. Henry IV Part 2 by William Shakespeare "O sleep, O gentle sleep, / Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee." Henry came to power by having Richard II bumped off and is...
Time, February 10, 2012
...& Noble, which is said to be interested in raps of other classics, such as the plays of William Shakespeare. Traditionalists aghast at the notion may need to be reminded that many of the world’s greatest works of literature, such as The Odyssey and The...
ArticlesBase, February 9, 2012
...the time. Today, there are thousands of poets spread across the world. Some of the famous poets are William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Bishop, Andre Breton, Robert Frost, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nick Flynn, Daisy Fried, John Gould Fletcher, Annie Finch, Judy...
Examiner.com, February 9, 2012
...Ifans, (Notting Hill), plays Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford and the real author behind the works of William Shakespeare. Unable to come out as a poet and playwright due to the ungodly stigma the medium carried at the time, a repressed De Vere approaches...
Reno Gazette-Journal, February 9, 2012
...that supposes it was actually Edward De Vere, the Earl of Oxford, who composed all plays credited to William Shakespeare. Rhys Ifans does a fine job as De Vere, and hes joined by Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I, Sebastian Armesto as Ben Jonson and...
Tez Says, October 14, 2011
...can I do?Be inspired by or pay homage to works in the public domain. Myths. Fairytales. Jane Austen. William Shakespeare. Dracula. These are common targets, so yours needs to be unique enough to shine. Use these as a jumping point, instead of the basis...
She's=Me, October 12, 2011
...us to re-tell about it.I choose a picture story book that catch my eye. Midsummer Night Drama (William Shakespeare)owh yeah! go go Will!WHAT THE STORY ABOUT?About a nobleman in Athen, elves, magic forest, and 2 couples that are in love.THE CORE OF THE...
DivineCaroline Home Page, October 11, 2011
...Dick, War and Peace, The Great Gatsby, The Wind in the Willows, and even the complete works of William Shakespeare. $60–$340 spinelessclassics.com + Larger View "Design Sponge at Home" I spend a lot of time online, and as much as I love to read, shop,...
Jalanblogger, October 9, 2011
...ABOUT THE AUTHOR AGATHA CHRISTIE((15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) Agatha Christie was born in Torquay (Devon). Having lost her father at a young age, her mother encouraged her to develop an interest in writing.She was encouraged to write short...
The Learning Network, October 6, 2011
...photo to explore the forest in detail. Go to City Room blog post »We’re delighted to feature William Shakespeare today for the first time in our Poetry Pairing series.We’ve paired the Shakespeare poem referred to as “Sonnet LXXIII: That Time of...
American Consumer News, October 5, 2011
...TweetEmail“William Shakespeare: Famous People (Unabridged)” Audiobook Now Available from Audible.comOctober 5th, 2011 • Related • Filed Under • by ACN Staff  Filed Under: Audible TweetWilliam Shakespeare: Famous People (Unabridged) is...
Live for Films, September 28, 2011
...Tune in for a heated debate regarding the Shakespeare Authorship Question as ANONYMOUS Director Roland Emmerich, the film’s Writer/Producer John Orloff and Historian/Writer/Lecturer Charles Beauclerk face off against UC Berkeley’s Professor Alan H....