Open Literature combines literary criticism and the internet to produce a platform for appreciating great literature.

Everything on the website is open content, and you are free to use, reuse, and redistribute it. We are a community-based project and welcome participation and contribution.

Read Shakespeare Now!

Photo by William Hoiles, CC-BY

You can also:

• Read essays on Shakespeare
• Read short introductions to each play
• Read works by other authors
• Browse our ‘word of the day’ archive