The Bate, Jonathan 1958- creator text index biography enk London Picador 1997 monographic eng xii, 386 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 20 cm. 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 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 Jonathan Bate Contains Index, Auto Biography 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 0330371010 9780330371018 140805 20230410132607.0 eng