Shakespeare
Subtitle: the invention of the human
By: Harold Bloom.
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 745
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Psychology; Characters and characteristics in literature; Drama -- Psychological aspects; Personality in literature; Humanism in literature
Description: "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human is an analysis of the central work of the Western canon, and of the playwright who not only invented the English language, but also, as Bloom argues, created human nature as we know it today. Before Shakespeare there was characterization; after Shakespeare, there were characters, men and women capable of change, with highly individual personalities." "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human is a companion to Shakespeare's work, and just as much an inquiry into what it means to be human. It explains why Shakespeare has remained our most popular and universal dramatist for more than four centuries, and in helping us to better understand ourselves through Shakespeare, it restores the role of the literary critic to one of central importance in our culture."--BOOK JACKET.