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100	1		_aRaleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir, _d1861-1922
245	1	0	_aShakespeare
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2025-04-08
508			_aTuula Temonen
520			_a"Shakespeare" by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh is a historical literary study written in the early 20th century. The book examines the life, character, and enduring influence of William Shakespeare, reflecting on how his works have been interpreted and revered across different eras. Raleigh discusses both Shakespeare’s literary achievements and his position in English cultural history, making this work suitable for readers interested in literary criticism or the legacy of major writers. The opening of the book focuses on the challenges each era faces in appreciating and understanding Shakespeare. The author describes how contemporaries saw Shakespeare primarily as a successful playwright and actor rather than a genius, and how his elevated status grew after his death, particularly following the publication of the first folio. Raleigh examines the shifting critical attitudes toward Shakespeare, highlighting both exaggerated reverence and the pitfalls of over-analysis. He makes the case that Shakespeare is best understood through his works themselves rather than through biographical details or speculative interpretations, emphasizing the universality, humanity, and creative abundance found in his plays. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cPorvoo: WSOY, 1908
653			_aDramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography
653			_aShakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Biography
653			_aStratford-upon-Avon (England) -- Biography
700	1		_aLehtonen, J. V. _q(Johannes Vihtori), _d1883-1948
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75821
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