William Shakespeare

Harvard Professor Stephen Greenblatt: 'You are in a historical situation. The writer is in a historical situation. And these worlds are meeting'

New Historicism theorist Stephen Greenblatt says he wrote his first few books for academics, and then began looking for ways to write for a wider audience, to communicate ideas in a way that produces pleasure and the desire to continue reading. Exclusive interview.

Elon Musk reacts ‘wow’ as book claiming Shakespeare was ‘black woman’ sparks debate

A viral post featuring Elon Musk’s reaction has reignited discussion around a book that challenges the traditional narrative of William Shakespeare’s identity.

Indian student paid Rs 1 crore for PhD at Oxford, gets 'forcibly removed': 'Feel a sense of betrayal'

'I am the first person in my family to come abroad for studies and I hail from an underprivileged background, I made immense sacrifices to come and study at Oxford,' Lakshmi Balakrishnan said.

Billionaire Richard Branson reveals Shakespeare's role in inspiring Google's creation

'Where do you find inspiration in your career?' Richard Branson began his post. 'I'll never forget when Sergey Brin told me that Shakespeare had no small part to play in the founding of one of the world's biggest companies.'

Shakespeare's sonnets come to life in new app

A new app launched on Monday aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks.

High on life! Sanjana Kapoor's take on Prithvi Theatre

Join us as we find out what makes Sanjana Kapoor, Director of Prithvi Theater take on so many roles in life and excel at all of them.