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Poet, playwright, spy: Stephen Greenblatt conjures the brilliant life of Christopher Marlowe

Marlowe’s artistic brilliance was arguably more concentrated, his imagination more original and his ideas more daring than Shakespeare’s.

21.05.2026 10

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Kate Flaherty

It takes many ghosts to make a story: how Maggie O'Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare

Was the premature death of Shakespeare’s only son really the inspiration for Hamlet?

13.01.2026 30

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Kate Flaherty