Did Nashe resent the “upstart crow” for having the gall to revise his work, assuming, as has been suggested, that Shakespeare ...

A team of researchers, including Dr Rachel White from our Department of English Studies, has presented new evidence about one ...

A team of researchers, including Dr Rachel White from our Department of English Studies, has presented new evidence about one of the most famous insults in English literature – the phrase ‘upstart ...

New research has cast fresh doubt on the origins of one of the most famous insults aimed at William Shakespeare, pointing the ...

Thank God it's Friday” is a common expression these days, even if it’s the 13th. But that wasn’t always the case. The story ...

In the 19th century, a New Yorker named Captain William Fowler attempted to dispel the stigma surrounding the number 13.

CT Culture Corner is a weekly look inside the culture, arts and entertainment world in Greater Waterbury, Litchfield County ...

In a twist worthy of a Shakespearean play, researchers have unveiled the true author behind a centuries-old critique of the ...