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Genius of Shakespeare -10th Anniversa Edition
Contributor(s): Bate, Jonathan (Author)
ISBN: 0195372999     ISBN-13: 9780195372991
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2008
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Annotation: This fascinating book by one of Britain's most acclaimed Shakespeare scholars explores the extraordinary staying-power of the world's most famous dramatist. Bate opens by taking up questions of authorship and then goes on to trace Shakespeare's canonization and near-deification, examining not only the uniqueness of his status among English-speaking readers but also his effect on literary cultures across the globe. Ambitious, wide-ranging, and historically rich, this book shapes a provocative inquiry into the nature of genius as it ponders the legacy of a talent unequalled in English letters. A bold and meticulous work of scholarship, The Genius of Shakespeare is also lively and accessibly written and will appeal to any reader who has marveled at the Bard and the enduring power of his work. This tenth anniversary edition has a new twenty-page afterword that addresses the renewed interest in Shakespeare and recent film adaptations of his most celebrated works.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
Dewey: 822.33
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 432 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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This fascinating book by one of Britain's most acclaimed Shakespeare scholars explores the extraordinary staying-power of the world's most famous dramatist. Bate opens by taking up questions of authorship and then goes on to trace Shakespeare's canonization and near-deification, examining not
only the uniqueness of his status among English-speaking readers but also his effect on literary cultures across the globe. Ambitious, wide-ranging, and historically rich, this book shapes a provocative inquiry into the nature of genius as it ponders the legacy of a talent unequalled in English
letters. A bold and meticulous work of scholarship, The Genius of Shakespeare is also lively and accessibly written and will appeal to any reader who has marveled at the Bard and the enduring power of his work. This tenth anniversary edition has a new twenty-page afterword that addresses the renewed
interest in Shakespeare and recent film adaptations of his most celebrated works.