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The Genius of Shakespeare
Jonathan Bate
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Paperback. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
With an introduction by Simon Callow Judgements about the quality of works of art begin in opinion. But for the last two hundred years only the wilfully perverse (and Tolstoy) have denied the validity of the opinion that Shakespeare was a genius. Who was Shakespeare? Why has his writing endured? And what makes it so endlessly adaptable to different times and cultures? Exploring Shakespeare's life, including questions of authorship and autobiography, and charting how his legacy has grown over the centuries, this extraordinary book asks how Shakespeare has come to be such a powerful ... Read more
With an introduction by Simon Callow Judgements about the quality of works of art begin in opinion. But for the last two hundred years only the wilfully perverse (and Tolstoy) have denied the validity of the opinion that Shakespeare was a genius. Who was Shakespeare? Why has his writing endured? And what makes it so endlessly adaptable to different times and cultures? Exploring Shakespeare's life, including questions of authorship and autobiography, and charting how his legacy has grown over the centuries, this extraordinary book asks how Shakespeare has come to be such a powerful ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Picador Classic
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509822546
SKU
V9781509822546
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About Jonathan Bate
Jonathan Bate is Professor of English Literature in the University of Oxford, where he is Provost of Worcester College. He is the editor of the highly acclaimed RSC Shakespeare: Complete Works (Macmillan) and the author of many books, including John Clare: A Biography (Picador), which was shortlisted for seven prizes and won Britain's two oldest literary awards, the Hawthornden ... Read more
Reviews for The Genius of Shakespeare
Ambitious, exceptionally well informed and immensely engaging . . . Bate writes with unflagging energy, intelligence, with and enthusiasm
Daily Telegraph
`The liveliest and most intelligent general book on Shakespeare I have read for a long time' John Gross, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year `The theme of this wonderfully written, diverse book is diversity itself, and the ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
`The liveliest and most intelligent general book on Shakespeare I have read for a long time' John Gross, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year `The theme of this wonderfully written, diverse book is diversity itself, and the ... Read more