Renowned English playwright William Shakespeare, born in 1564, remains the world's foremost dramatist. His prolific career ...

Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what is ...

Although they were written more than 400 years ago, the words of William Shakespeare remain timeless. Thanks in large part to ...

j.culpeper@lancaster.ac.uk receives funding from the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), grant reference AH/N002415/1. Mathew Gillings does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...