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The Victorian Cult of Shakespeare: Bardology in the Nineteenth Century - Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
LaPorte, Charles (University of Washington)
The Victorian Cult of Shakespeare: Bardology in the Nineteenth Century - Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
LaPorte, Charles (University of Washington)
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.
260 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | November 5, 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9781108496155 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 260 |
Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 21 mm · 418 g |