Victorian cult of shakespeare, the: bardology in the nineteenth century
Auteur :
LaPorte, Charles
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108791588
Date de publication :
10 nov. 2022
Dimensions :
22,3 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
300 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book will interest anyone who is curious about how Shakespeare became the presiding deity of English literature. It describes the Victorians' quasi-Biblical culture surrounding Shakespeare's work and discusses why Victorian devotion had an enduring impact upon English studies in the Western world.