Showing posts with label Shakespeare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shakespeare. Show all posts

Saturday, January 21, 2017

"How Irish Falconry Changed Language"

This very cool article describes a transition of several words "from medieval falconry to modern English" (with William Shakespeare as intermediary and interpreter).

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Infographics on Shakespearian Deaths

I love these Tufte-ian infographics on deaths in Shakespearean tragedies, especially the one for the bloodbath Titus Andronicus.

As I mentioned previously on my blog, Shakespearean deaths have also been tabulated in pie-chart form.

Thursday, September 04, 2014

Pop Sonnets

The blog Pop Sonnets presents Shakespearean-sonnet versions of pop songs. It's pretty amusing.

(Tip of the cap to Alan Champneys.)