Opinion: Dr. Miranda Fay Thomas explores the history behind - and relevance of - William Shakespeare's masterpiece King Lear, currently playing at Dublin's Gate Theatre. We need your consent to ...

Literature is often a source of state pride, with a vast array of novels set in and around each of the great 50 states. With ...

Like an ageing rock band contracted for one last farewell tour, in Cymbeline, Shakespeare’s back playing the hits.

By Alissa Nutting In his new book, David Szalay offers unvarnished scenes from a lonely, rags-to-riches life. By Dwight Garner Two new books use divergent styles to look at mind control ...

Shakespeare was a social entrepreneur and entertainer in a world riven by crises, and much can be learned from bringing him ...

“My experience of acting Shakespeare was confined to a two-line part in a college production of ‘King Lear,’ ” he wrote in a Times essay the next year on his unexpected decision.

The free-to-use Irish Genealogy website has been updated to include even more Irish birth, marriage, and death records.

A funny thing happened on the way to being blown away by Audra McDonald in the new Broadway revival of “Gypsy.” For much of ...