Hamlet

Where Everyone is Hamlet: Staging Shakespeare as Political Resistance in China

Vikram Nijhawan on the Bard’s Role in 20th Century China

 
By Vikram Nijhawan  November 13, 2023
Language

No One Ever Said It: On the Long History of “Ye Olde” in English

By Hana Videen  October 10, 2023
Otherppl

Isabella Hammad on Finding Inspiration in Hamlet

By Otherppl with Brad Listi  May 11, 2023
Theater History

The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

By Isabella Hammad  April 4, 2023
2023 Oscars

Oscars Countdown: What to Read (and Watch) After Top Gun: Maverick

By Literary Hub  March 10, 2023
Shakespeare

Buddhism’s Dukkha and Hamlet’s Dust: On Shakespeare’s Spiritual Wisdom

By Lauren Shufran  May 25, 2022
What to Watch

A Shakespearean Study Guide for The Northman

By The Why Shakespeare? Course   May 3, 2022
Shakespeare

How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters?

By Kathryn Harkup  April 19, 2022
Shakespeare

On Reimagining the Infinite Dramatic Scope of Shakespeare and His Immortal Characters

By Kathryn Barker  January 6, 2022
Conspiracies

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

By Jefferson Morley  November 22, 2021
Otherppl

Why Alexandra Kleeman Nods to Hamlet in Her Novel About Climate Change

By Otherppl with Brad Listi  October 13, 2021
The Hub

Remember when Arnold Schwarzenegger played Hamlet?

By Jessie Gaynor  August 13, 2021
Symbolism

In Praise of the Great Rats in Literature. Literally.

By Austin Ratner  July 8, 2021
The History of Literature

The Top 10 Things to Love About Hamlet

By History of Literature  June 21, 2021
The Writing Life

“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

By Bridget Collins  May 19, 2021
The Hub

Noomi Rapace is our next female Hamlet.

By Walker Caplan  December 17, 2020
Reading Lists

Lit Hub Recommends:
A Burning, The Changeling, and Palm Springs

By Literary Hub  August 14, 2020
True and Correct Rankings

40 Hamlets, Ranked

By Emily Temple  August 11, 2020
The Hub

Never forget that Sarah Bernhardt cast herself as Hamlet (at the theater she named for herself).

By Jessie Gaynor  May 20, 2020
Shakespeare

Why Was Shakespeare Wary of
Writing About Religion?

By Jonathan Bate  April 30, 2019
Shakespeare

Was Shakespeare Agnostic About
the Afterlife?

By John S. Garrison  April 23, 2019
Essay

Can You Measure the Happiness of Your Favorite Story?

By Kirsten Menger-Anderson  November 29, 2018
Feature

The Best 90s Screen Adaptations of Shakespeare, Ranked

By Emily Temple  April 23, 2018
Feature

35 Literary Adaptations to Look Forward to in 2018

By Emily Temple  January 4, 2018
Personal Essay

The Time I Spent the Night in Hamlet’s Castle

By M.L. Rio  April 21, 2017
Excerpts

Performing Hamlet in a Sandstorm at a Syrian Refugee Camp

By Dominic Dromgoole  April 21, 2017
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