Bate, Jonathan, 1958-

The genius of Shakespeare / Jonathan Bate - London : Picador, 1997 - xii, 386 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 20 cm.

Contains Index, Auto Biography

Who is Shakespeare? What is he?
A life of anecdote
Shakespeare's autobiographical poems?
The authorship controversy
Marlowe's ghost
Shakespeare's peculiarity
The Shakespeare effect
The original genius
The national poet
All the world his stage
From character to icon
The laws of the Shakespearean universe

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

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Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Authorship
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Influence
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Crítica e interpretación.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Influencia


Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--History--16th century
Creación literaria, artística, etc. --Historia--Siglo XVI

PR 2937 / B328g 1997

822.33