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The Genius of Shakespeare
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:20:50
Publish Date: 2020-07-21 16:00:00
Description:

Arguably the world’s greatest ever dramatist, after five and a half centuries William Shakespeare remains as popular as ever. But how did he became so famous? How did later authors boost his reputation? And why has Shakespeare stayed supreme above all other writers? Rob Weinberg asks the big questions to Jerry Brotton, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London.

 

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