The Genius of Shakespeare Jonathan Bate

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Reissued with a new afterword by Professor Bate

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The Genius of Shakespeare by Jonathan Bate

Who was Shakespeare? Why has his writing endured? What makes it so endlessly adaptable to different times and cultures? And how has Shakespeare come to be such a powerful symbol of genius?

The Genius of Shakespeare is a fascinating biography of the life - and afterlife - of the greatest English poet. Jonathan Bate, one of the world's leading Shakespearean scholars, deftly shows how the legend of Shakespeare's genius was created and sustained, and how it has become a truly global phenomenon.

The Genius of Shakespeare Reviews

'The best book about Shakespeare for a generation' Philip Howard, The Times 'As brilliant an account of the Bard's iconic universality as you could hope to find' Michael Billington, Guardian 'Absolutely dazzling -- illuminates the whole man and the influence he has in our lives' Simon Callow, Sunday Express 'Occupies the territory of biography, literary criticism, theatrical and social history, and a journey across its landscape is one of constant delight and illumination' Sir Richard Eyre, Financial Times, Books of the Year 'The theme of this wonderfully written, diverse book is diversity itself, and the range of the essays serves only to confirm the disparate nature of Shakespeare's achievement' Peter Ackroyd, The Times 'The liveliest and most intelligent general book on Shakespeare I have read for a long time' John Gross, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year

About Jonathan Bate

Jonathan Bate is Professor of English Literature in the University of Oxford and on the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is the editor of the highly acclaimed RSC Shakespeare: Complete Works (Macmillan) and the author of many books, including John Clare: A Biography (Picador), which was short-listed for seven prizes and won Britain's two oldest literary awards, the Hawthornden Prize and the James Tait Black Prize. Professor Bate has lectured on Shakespeare throughout the world and has held visiting posts at Harvard, Yale and the University of California. He was made CBE in the Queen's 80th birthday honours, for his services to literature and higher education.

Additional information

Sku

GOR002707210

ISBN 13

9780330458436

ISBN 10

0330458434

Title

The Genius of Shakespeare by Jonathan Bate

Author

Jonathan Bate

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Year published

2008-06-06

Number of pages

416

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N/A

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