Shakespeare Translated by a Woman: Giustina Renier Michiel’s Othello

Modalities of Tragic Doubt in Homer ' s Iliad , Sophocles ' Philoctetes , and Shakespeare ' s Othello

D OUBT IS INTRINSIC to our situation as beings immersed in a world that connects us to people at the same time that it renders impossible the certainty of knowing their minds. It is involved with matters of trust and belief and often arises when the risk we assume in committing ourselves to others is realized as danger. Much hangs upon warrants: what are the grounds on which I trust or believe?...

Translated Review/ A critique of the correction and printing of Tadhkar-e Aftab-e Alamtab, by Aref Noshahi and translated by Shiva Amirhodai

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

More than 400 years after its first appearance in London, Much Ado about Nothing remains a popular stage play with both actors and audiences. Perhaps its success stems from Shakespeare’s compelling presentation of a number of themes with universal appeal, especially those related to courtship and marriage. In the plot of Much Ado young romantic love and faith at first fail, but ultimately true ...

Shakespeare—A New Discovery

It is a rare event when a previously unknown manuscript by a classical author is discovered. The provenance of the fragment here reproduced is unknown, its authenticity is beyond question if for no other reason than that the folio is signed on verso by Shakespeare himself, using three different inks, three styles of script and eight spellings. Shakespeare's knowledge of medicine has been extens...

Triaging Shakespeare

Dear Ben, I just got the reviews back on my grant proposal for Hamlet, the new play I was telling you about. I applied to the National Institutes of Health in America this time—the RFA said they’re interested in creative new ideas and all that rot but they’re just as conservative as here in England. It wasn’t even discussed! I’ll wager it was those scoundrels Beaumont and Fletcher that sank it....