num_pages: 745
description: America's uncontested expert on Shakespeare and author of The Western Canon presents a monumental analysis of each one of the Bard's plays, designed to show that Shakespeare invented human nature and personality as we understand it today.
language: English
title: Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
titlecomplete: Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
genres: Biography, Literary Criticism, Classics, History, Drama, Reference, Criticism, Nonfiction, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 3504
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Criticism, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Riverhead