William Shakespeare by Victor Hugo
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"William Shakespeare" by Victor Hugo is a work of literary criticism written in 1864 during his thirteenth year of exile. Originally intended as an introduction to his son's Shakespeare translations, it expanded into a sweeping examination of history's greatest literary geniuses—from Homer and Dante to Cervantes and Shakespeare himself. Hugo's passionate, idiosyncratic study became more self-revelation than literary analysis, prompting French critics to suggest he should have titled it "Myself." The work
includes Hugo's influential argument for a "vast public literary domain." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Baillot, A. (Amédée) |
| Title | William Shakespeare |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare_(essay) |
| Credits |
Produced by Laura Natal Rodriguez and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
| Subject | Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography |
| Subject | Stratford-upon-Avon (England) -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53490 |
| Release Date | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1261 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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