Context of the Play: Edward III is a play in five acts sometimes attributed to William Shakespeare, though with little evidence other...

The philosopher Plato attacked poetry as well as other forms of mimesis. Plato's theory of mimesis (imitation) states that the arts are...

The basic unit of measurement of the accentual-syllabic meter. A foot usually contains one stressed syllable and at least one unstressed...

The essay, A Room of One's Own, by Virginia Woolf, was published in 1929. It was derived from the author's two lectures at Cambridge...

The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216),...

Generally, Shakespeare's history consists of ten plays covering English history from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries and from...

An English poet, playwright, and actor, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. It is commonly celebrated on 23...