As the 400th anniversary of his death approaches, why should we bother celebrating Shakespeare? After all, he was only a playwright. And we don’t take to the streets to whoop it up for Chaucer, Jonson or Bacon.
Read the article below to find out more
April 21st marks the 200th anniversary of the most prominent Bronte sister’s birth. Read all about how they plan to celebrate at Bronte Parsonage in Haworth
https://www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on/254/charlottes-birthday-party-celebrating-charlotte/263
Charlotte Brontë’s much-loved, much-hated masterpiece should generate some fascinating debate
As the bicentenary (biBontenary?) approaches on 21st April, The Guardian has named Jane Eyre as this month’s reading group book. Read the article below
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/apr/05/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte-reading-group-book
Modern usages that horrify linguistic purists in fact have deep historical roots, argues this Oxford scholar who praises texting, Tesco’s grammar and ‘amazeballs’
‘What’s wrong with totes amazeballs your [sic] such a sarcastronaut, get on my ironocycle and have some fun BTW!’ tweeted Jack Whitehall. Photograph: Garry Maclennan/PR
Read the review below
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/31/how-english-became-english-simon-horobin-review
Mistaken expectations, foolish illusions, dangerous liaisons … while spring is always keenly awaited in literature, its onset so often signifies trouble
Read all about the ways that writers have been inspired by this most literary of seasons
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/apr/02/how-spring-has-blossomed-in-literature
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