William Shakespeare

The French writer and philosopher wrote ‘The Second Sex’, a masterpiece of contemporary feminism, on the top floor of this Neoclassical 17th-century building

In a new study, participants with no expert knowledge in poetry were also unable to distinguish whether the verses were created by a person or a machine

Popular culture and various studies agree: feeling desire for someone we don’t like is quite normal. Experts explain why

This ‘Hamlet’ will ask the actor-comedian to play noblemen, women, ghosts, soldiers, courtiers, lovers and fools

The Folio ensured that lasting texts existed for ‘Macbeth, ‘Twelfth Night’ and other cornerstones of Western literature

Three shows received nine nominations each: ‘& Juliet,’ ‘New York, New York,’ and ‘Kimberly Akimbo’.

James Shapiro’s ‘1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare’ was crowned from a field of six finalists drawn from the 24 winners of the Baillie Gifford award, which marks its 25th edition this year

Reading or listening to a text are distinct experiences and serve different purposes

The program initially will be available exclusively to a group of ‘trusted testers’ before being widely released later this year

The owner of a painting said to be a true likeness of the playwright wants to sell it for over $12 million, but experts disagree on whether it is the real thing

The volume presents a compilation of the most prominent deceptions in the annals of humanity – and the people behind them

The American writer managed to establish himself as a unique character on and off the page with his masterpiece, ‘On The Road’