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Shakespeare has entertained readers and theatre patrons for centuries. The Guide to Shakespeare from Encyclopædia Britannica examines the Bard’s legacy from Elizabethan England to the present day, uncovering why few authors can match Shakespeare for broad appeal and sheer endurance.
 
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Anubis is the ancient Egyptian god of the dead.

 

Arianism is a Christian heresy, affirming that Christ is not truly divine but a created being.

 

Apapocuva are Guarani speaking South American Indians, living in scattered villages throughout Brazil.

 

Droit du seigneur, a feudal right, gave the owner right to sleep the first night with the bride of any of his vassals.

 

Edmond Halley was the first to calculate the orbit of a comet later named after him.

 

Apomixis is reproduction by special generative tissues without fertilization.

 

Tug-of-war was an Olympic event from 1900 to 1920, with five men to a side.

 

The Beatles called themselves the Quarrymen, and then the Silver Beetles, before settling for their famous name.

 

Hand is the ancient unit of length, now standardized at 4 inches.

 

Hemiplegia is the name given to the paralysis of one side of a body.

 

 
 
 
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