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JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Stratford - upon-Avon in the district of Stratford-on-Avon lies on the banks of the River Avon in the south-central section of England. This town is most famous for being the place where William Shakespeare was born. A little fusion confusion stems from the name of the town. It is often confused with the name of the district which is differentiated by the word of on rather than the word upon. The basic...
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Writing and Ruminating (Free subscription) | yesterday
It being Wednesday, it's time for the Bard. And it being the day before Thanksgiving here in the United States, a day known for its feasting and gluttony, it's time for Sonnet 75, in which Shakespeare uses metaphors based in food (and gluttony) and in wealth (the hoarding of) - but more on that after the poem. Sonnet 75 by William Shakespeare So are you to my thoughts as food to life, Or as sweet-seasoned...
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such stuff (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
That time of year thou mayst in me behold, When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day, As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
THE LONDON theatre world is sometimes about art, but always about filling seats. And so it was during the days of William Shakespeare, according to priceless 16th-century papers that were once the preserve only of scholars, but which are now available to the world online.
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Boardgame News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
By Francis “Private K.” Lalumiere November 25, 2009 Designers: Tom Dalgliesh & Jerry Taylor Publisher: Columbia Games Players: 2 Ages: 12+ Playing Time: 60-180 minutes Rules Language: English Price: $60 Links: Version played: Comped review copy [Author’s note: Richard III is essentially a reimplementation of the system developed for Columbia Games’ own Hammer of the Scots...
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mutations of mortality (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Polls have suggested that Winston Churchill was the greatest Englishman, surpassing William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Oliver Cromwell, Michael Faraday, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, William Turner and (my favorite) Edward Jenner. But which Englishman was the greatest villain? We might nominate Richard the Third, or Lord North who lost the American colonies, or Winston Churchill because of Gallipoli, or...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
A German academic claims to have uncovered the most conclusive evidence to date that the works of William Shakespeare were in fact written by Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. More on Authors
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SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Christopher Holt submits: The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will eventually bang out some sort of recognizable text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. Along the same lines, one might argue that Exchange-Traded Funds, or ETFs, are a version of the monkey-at-typewriter theorem because they...
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ASA Citation (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Richard III is a famous historical play by William Shakespeare, which is frequently performed in theaters around the world. At a glance, this play is not that hard to understand. There is a “bad guy” Richard who kills everybody because of his lust for power. As always, bad deeds never go [...]
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DYSPEPSIA GENERATION (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Read it. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…. Of course, nobody will believe it, because Oxford was the product of an ancient noble family while Shakespeare came out of nowhere and went straight back. The latter fits the modern egalitarian narrative better.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
A German academic claims to have uncovered the most conclusive evidence to date that the works of William Shakespeare were in fact written by Edward de Vere the 17th Earl of Oxford.
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Recently Banned Literature (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
William Shakespeare, Charles Reade, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Brothers Grimm, Boris Pasternak Eight volumes 4,527 pages $14.00 (1907-1982) [click to enlarge] Recently Linked: My thanks to Bob Arnold for linking to my main website from his blog, A Longhouse Birdhouse . Be sure to visit his bookshop when you’re there. Thanks also to Mt. Wood for signing on as a follower of Recently Banned Literature....
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Latest Collection of Funny SMS (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
There is No Market for Your Sorrows in This World. So never Advertise Them. (William Shakespeare).... Read More SMS/Jokes
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Reading the Past (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
This is my first entry in Historical Tapestry's " The Alphabet in Historical Fiction " challenge. Over the next year, I'll be traveling through the alphabet, looking at 26 historical novels that fit the letter of the week. I plan to focus on backlist titles that are worth a second look. I remember when Eileen Kernaghan's The Alchemist's Daughter arrived in the mail. I hadn't intended to keep...
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