A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no others. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality and literary mastery. Who wrote like an angel, putting it all so much better than anyone else. Is this Shakespeare? Well, sort of. But it doesn't really

Is Shakespeare any Good? reveals why certain literary works and authors are treated as superior to others, and questions the literary establishment?s criteria for creating an imperium of ?great? writers. Enables readers to articulate and formulate their own arguments about the quality of literature ? including works that convention forbids

Shylock, the Jewish moneylender in The Merchant of Venice who famously demands a pound of flesh as security for a loan to his antisemitic tormentors, is one of Shakespeare's most complex and idiosyncratic characters. With his unsettling eloquence and his varying voices of protest, play, rage, and refusal, Shylock remains

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