Classic literature

All the Sonnets of Shakespeare and Shakespeare's Sonnets

Two editions review’d

Jun 15 •

Politics in Titus Andronicus

With a nod to Machiavelli's The Prince

May 11 •

A verdant tale for Spring

May 4 •

Timon of Athens

A man out of his humour

Apr 6 •

The Taming of the Shrew

And its antiquated language

Mar 2 •

The Merchant of Venice

Feb 2 •

The Comedy of Errors

Time Heals All Wounds

Jan 12 •

The Stag's Funeral

Cyparissus and Actaeon from Ovid's Metamorphosis

Dec 15, 2024 •

Julius Caesar as Group Biography

A re-read of Shakespeare's political thriller

Dec 8, 2024 •

What is the Source of Macbeth's Evil?

A bonus post for Halloween

Nov 3, 2024 •

My friend. Welcome to the Carpathians.

I visited Dracula's Castle, and you can too

Oct 27, 2024 •

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Making sense of a mouldy tale

Sep 22, 2024 •

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