The genius of Shakespeare
By: Jonathan Bate
Publisher: Picador
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780330371018; 9780333662144
Subjects: Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); English drama; Appreciation; Genius; Toneelstukken; Toneelvoorstellingen; Geschichte; Rezeption; Influence; Création (esthétique); Théâtre anglais; Appréciation
Description: Bate presents an exhilarating, witty and original account of how Shakespeare has come to be accepted as the world genius of literature. He includes an attack on the nationalistic interpretation of Shakespeare.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who is Shakespeare? What is he?; title: A life of anecdote; title: Shakespeare's autobiographical poems?; title: The authorship controversy; title: Marlowe's ghost; title: Shakespeare's peculiarity; title: The Shakespeare effect; title: The original genius; title: The national poet; title: All the world his stage; title: From character to icon; title: The laws of the Shakespearean universe.