Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1601) – Romantic Comedy – William Shakespeare Twelfth Night, or What You Will was written around 1600-1602 (18) Plot…
Introduction: Step into the realm of Shakespeare’s captivating play, “The Tempest,” where magic, betrayal, and forgiveness intertwine on a remote island. In this blog article,…
Lecture: Ben Johnson – Volpone Premiered: Spring 1606 Globe Theatre, London It was performed by the King’s Men, but casting is uncertain. Original language: Early…
First performed in 1610 by the King’s Men It is generally considered Jonson’s best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge believed that it had one…
subgenre: “humours comedy,” in which each major character is dominated by an over-riding humour or obsession. the play was performed by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men…
The White Devil – 16th/17th Century Revenge Tragedy – John Webster (1580-1634) Revenge Tragedy Full Title: The White Devil; or, The Tragedy of Paulo Giordano…
“Song of Myself” is a poem by Walt Whitman (1819–1892) that is included in his work Leaves of Grass. It has been credited as “representing…
Othello or The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian…
Macbeth or The Tragedy of Macbeth – William Shakespeare Macbeth or The Tragedie of Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to…
Pandosto: The Triumph of Time is a prose romance written by the English author Robert Greene, first published in 1588. A later edition of 1607…