The Genius of Shakespeare - Couverture rigide

Bate, Jonathan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0330353179 ISBN 13 : 9780330353175

Editeur : Picador, 1997

Synopsis

A witty, historical account of how Shakespeare has come to be accepted as the world genius of literature. The book includes an attack on nationalistic interpretations of Shakespeare.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This fascinating book by one of Britain's most acclaimed Shakespeare scholars explores the extraordinary staying-power of the world's most famous dramatist. Bate opens by taking up questions of authorship and then goes on to trace Shakespeare's canonization and near-deification, examining not only the uniqueness of his status among English-speaking readers but also his effect on literary cultures across the globe. Ambitious, wide-ranging, and historically rich, this book shapes a provocative inquiry into the nature of genius as it ponders the legacy of a talent unequalled in English letters. A bold and meticulous work of scholarship, The Genius of Shakespeare is also lively and accessibly written and will appeal to any reader who has marveled at the Bard and the enduring power of his work. This tenth anniversary edition has a new twenty-page afterword that addresses the renewed interest in Shakespeare and recent film adaptations of his most celebrated works.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jonathan Bate is Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature at the University of Warwick. He has held visiting posts at Harvard, Yale, and UCLA and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Fellow of the British Academy, an Honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and a Governor and Board member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330353179
• ISBN 13: 9780330353175
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible