"In a pickle", "with bated breath", or "a wild goose chase" – many of the words and phrases coined by William Shakespeare are still in use today. On the 400th anniversary of the publication of the ...

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. While most of us know ...

The Boston Public Library has been honoring the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death with exhibitions of rare first and early editions of many of his plays. The library holds a vast ...

Prepare yourself to travel across the Atlantic Ocean and back 400 years with The Shakespeare Stealer, by Gary Blackwood. “Forsooth!” you say? Well, maybe you’ve never actually said “forsooth” (an ...

As researchers at Aston University begin work on a new project to uncover the next most popular word – after 'Selfie' was named Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2013 – it's hard to not look ...

“A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet.” These wise words came from William Shakespeare, the “Bard of Avon.” Born in 1564, in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. He is considered England’s greatest ...