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Plays by William Shakespeare

  • Shakespearean problem playF. S. Boas published Shakespeare and His Predecessors in 1896, introducing a new label for three specific plays by William Shakespeare.
  • Shakespearean historyThe First Folio of 1623 placed William Shakespeare's plays into three distinct categories: comedies, histories, and tragedies.
  • Shakespeare's late romancesWilliam Shakespeare's final plays form a distinct group known as the late romances. This category includes Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Cymbeline; The Winter's…
  • Shakespearean tragedySarah Siddons stood on the stage in 1784 as the Tragic Muse, her face painted with the gravity of centuries. Joshua Reynolds captured this moment in a famous…
  • Shakespeare's playsWilliam Shakespeare arrived in London during the late 1580s or early 1590s. He entered a theatrical landscape where dramatists were already blending two…