Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Shakespeare
In my last post, I reviewed Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare, his light and lively overview of the bard’s life and times. Bryson made it fairly clear that we know a lot less about Shakespeare than one might imagine or hope for considering his contribution to the English language and to English literature. As always, we are [...]
Wilde Thing
Oscar Wilde: I wish I had said that. James Whistler: You will, Oscar, you will. A few words on Oscar Wilde and James Whistler are merited. Whistler, of course, is best known for his nearly black-and-white full-length portrait of his mother, in fact titled Arrangement in Gray and Black: Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, but [...]
