The Victorian Cult of Shakespeare : Bardology in the Nineteenth Century - 9781108791588

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.

• | : Charles LaPorte (University of Washington)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 10, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 231 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1108791581
• | ISBN-13: 9781108791588