On December 4, 2025 the Folger’s virtual book club returns with a discussion of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, fairies, and folklore.
READ Shakespeare’s plays featuring fairies and fairy imagery
EXPLORE references to fairies in our collection and related research
DISCOVER fairies in Folger performance
- Folger Consort: The Fairy Queen (2007)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Insights from Folger Theatre dramaturg Michele Osherow
- Free Folger Friday: The Elfin Sprite (2016)
LEARN about Shakespeare and folktales
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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Pairing Texts: Shakespeare and the Sweep of Literature
Pairing Texts: Shakespeare and the Sweep of Literature
This free professional development session for teachers guides participants into a paired-text approach that places Shakespeare in genuine conversation with other literature.
Wed, May 13, 2026, 8pm ET
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