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An edition of Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (1998)

Shakespeare

the invention of the human

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"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human is an analysis of the central work of the Western canon, and of the playwright who not only invented the English language, but also, as Bloom argues, created human nature as we know it today. Before Shakespeare there was characterization; after Shakespeare, there were characters, men and women capable of change, with highly individual personalities." "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human is a companion to Shakespeare's work, and just as much an inquiry into what it means to be human. It explains why Shakespeare has remained our most popular and universal dramatist for more than four centuries, and in helping us to better understand ourselves through Shakespeare, it restores the role of the literary critic to one of central importance in our culture."--BOOK JACKET.

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Riverhead Books
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English
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745

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Knowledge Psychological aspects of Drama Personality in literature Drama Humanism in literature Characters Psychological aspects Characters and characteristics in literature Psychology Personages Characters and characteristics Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, appreciation English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700 British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author) New York Times reviewed Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, characters Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, knowledge and learning Drama, history and criticism Literature, psychology Knowledge and learning

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Shakespeare: La Invencion de Lo Humano
October 2001, Grupo Editorial Norma
Paperback in Spanish
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Shakespeare: a invenção do humano
2001, Objetiva
in Portuguese
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Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
December 1999, Penguin Highbridge (Aud)
Audio Cassette in English - UNABRIDGED edition
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Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
September 1, 1999, Riverhead Trade
Paperback in English - Open Market Ed edition
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SHAKESPEARE : THE INVENTION OF THE HUMAN
1999, Not Specified
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Shakespeare
March 1, 1999, Fourth Estate
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Shakespeare: the invention of the human
1998, Riverhead Books
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Dewey Decimal Class
822.3/3
Library of Congress
PR2989 .B58 1998, PR2989.B58 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 745 p. ;
Number of pages
745

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Open Library
OL361215M
ISBN 10
1573221201
LCCN
98021325
OCLC/WorldCat
98021325, 39002855
LibraryThing
11856
Goodreads
569627

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OL116499W

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