The little white attic

What can I possibly say about Troilus and Cressida , one of Shakespeare’s most difficult and least popular plays, especially when I’m readin...

The first time I read Twelfth Night was several years ago, at University of Oslo. Let’s see if this time I can see anything new.  1/ See th...

I’m going to start by mentioning the errors pointed out by Himadri (Argumentative Old Git) and partially corrected by Faber & Faber:  “...

I have been reading the brilliant 1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear by James Shapiro (now James S. Shapiro). One thing people g...

1/ Shakespeare seems to like comparing the world to a stage—he does it in As You Like It , in Macbeth , and also in The Merchant of Venice ....

My video of this year's Light Night in Leeds, the largest annual arts and light festival in the UK.  Set the quality to 1080p and enjoy!...

This is a Penguin edition, translated by Ronald Wilks.  1/ Writing about Chekhov is difficult, as nothing seems to happen in his stories, an...

A few days ago, I received a long message to my blog from someone called Marred, from Greece. He had some questions about Shakespeare and Bl...