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You’ll know your “doth” from your “dost” in no time. Shakespearean English (or Early Modern English) has some notable grammatical differences from Modern English regarding using “thou ...
A group of students who came to West Yorkshire as refugees or asylum seekers are set to perform Shakespeare's The Tempest, ...
What did William Shakespeare actually sound like? If you've only heard his plays in modern British or American accents, you're missing a vital piece of the puzzle. In this fascinating deep dive, we ...
Shakespeare's language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what ...
A team of researchers, including Dr Rachel White from our Department of English Studies, has presented new evidence about one ...
Bernadette Flynn Low, an English professor and Shakespearean scholar who led tours of historic Baltimore sites, died of a brain hemorrhage April 18 at Sinai Hospital. She lived in Baltimore County ...