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1 day ago · William Shakespeare ( c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [4] [5] [6] He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon " (or simply "the Bard").
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He created over 1,700 English words. He also made some words...
- Anne Hathaway
Anne Shakespeare (née Hathaway; 1556 – 6 August 1623) was...
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Theatre portal; This article is part of WikiProject Theatre,...
- Judith Quiney
Judith Quiney (baptised 2 February 1585 – 9 February 1662),...
- Life of William Shakespeare
The Chandos portrait, believed to be Shakespeare, held in...
- Religious Views of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (National Portrait Gallery), in the...
- Sonnets
Context. Shakespeare's sonnets are considered a continuation...
- World Shakespeare Bibliography
The World Shakespeare Bibliography Online is currently...
- Portraits of Shakespeare
A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the...
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4 days ago · FBIS Daily Reports, 1974–1996 consist of translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the globe. These media sources were monitored in their languages of origin, translated into English, and issued by an agency of the US government.
- Isabel Holowaty
- 2017
1 day ago · The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early European modern humans appear in the fossil record about 48,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic era.
6 days ago · Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [1] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [2] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature ." [3] His novels include The Adventures of Tom ...
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- American Realism
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1 day ago · 19th century. An 1835 illustration of power loom weaving, as part of the Industrial Revolution. The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval.
3 days ago · Key Irish writers, from Edmund Burke and Jonathan Swift to Oliver Goldsmith, Maria Edgeworth, Oscar Wilde, and George Bernard Shaw, were traditionally considered English (or British) authors. But during the 20th century—particularly after the partition and partial independence of Ireland in 1920–22—scholars reclaimed these writers and ...
4 days ago · Looking forward to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire more than half a century later, in the course of which 1.5mn Armenian subjects of the sultan were killed on death marches and in massacres, it ...
