Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
Harold Bloom
A landmark achievement as expansive, erudite, and passionate as its renowned author, this book is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, writing about, and teaching Shakespeare. Preeminent literary critic Harold Bloom leads us through a comprehensive reading of every one of the dramatist's plays, brilliantly illuminating each work with unrivaled warmth, wit and insight. At the same time, Bloom presents one of the boldest theses of Shakespearean scholarships: that Shakespeare not only invented the English language, but also created human nature as we know it today.
Buy this book at AmazonAd- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN-13
- 9781573227513
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Topics
- Shakespeare's playsLiterary criticismHuman nature in literature
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1998)
Other awarded books from Harold Bloom
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