April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. The world will celebrate him as the greatest writer in the history of the English language. But his lasting fame wasn’t ...

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is sending out William Shakespeare's First Folio to all 50 states to mark the 400th anniversary of the bard's death.

In 1623, seven years after William Shakespeare’s death, two of the playwright’s friends published a compilation of his works. Titled Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories & Tragedies ...

William Shakespeare, who was born one of eight children 461 years ago on April ... The annual parade through the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon marked the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.

His characters confront death in ways that reveal universal truths about courage, love, grief, and the meaning of life. Study up on some of his best with these 30 iconic Shakespeare quotes about ...

400 years after his death, William Shakespeare has kept his cool The playwright's work still seeps into pop culture — and resonates with performers of all ages and backgrounds. By Neal Justin ...

So claimed Ben Jonson, William Shakespeare’s friend and contemporary upon the man’s passing in 1616 at age 52. ... The year 2016 was the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

After William Shakespeare’s death, ... In her 2016 study “The Making of Shakespeare’s First Folio,” Oxford literary scholar Emma Smith writes that although the book arrived without any ...

LONDON (AP) — A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month. Sotheby’s auction ...

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), who needs no introduction on a poetry page, was considered the greatest English poet — and perhaps one of the greatest poets of any language — to put pen to ...