The new Hulu mystery series Shardlake, based on CJ Sansom's first novel in a series about a crime-solving lawyer in 16th-century England.
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The loss and recovery of a poetic genre shows how the canon of literary history treats women writers the moment they start to gain attention and approval.
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Here ye, Here ye, The Ren Faire is upon us!
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What began as an L.A. school teacher's house party has spread to fairgrounds across the U.S., where jousters, jesters and royals frolic at...
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Sir John Suckling, one of the Cavalier poets attached to the court of Charles I, asserts the pointlessness of sighing after a girl who,...
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There is another sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin, Never mind silent...
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Y'all, Shakespeare didn't use "verily" much. "Prithee" now, is another matter. And don't get me started on "Marry, n'uncle.
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A couple of Shakespeare buffs – Sarah Royal and Jillian Hofer – have conjured this clever way of generating extremely old-school insults.
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Break out ye olde clothing, grab a goblet of mead, and prithee attend a pair of local family-friendly medieval festivals this spring.
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Mantel's body of work spanned memoir, short stories, essays — and, of course, historical fiction. Here's a guide to her writing.
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