Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human

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book literary criticism

"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ
argues	Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shakespeare created unprecedented psychological depth in characters Shakespeare transformed inherited dramatic forms ⓘ
author	Harold Bloom ⓘ
centralClaim	Shakespeare invented the modern conception of the human character ⓘ Shakespeare shaped modern ideas of human consciousness ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReception	controversial for its strong claims about Shakespeare ⓘ widely discussed in literary studies ⓘ
focusesOn	Shakespearean drama ⓘ
genre	Shakespearean criticism ⓘ
hasForm	extended critical monograph ⓘ
hasPerspective	strongly author-centered view of literature ⓘ
includesAnalysisOf	As You Like It ⓘ Hamlet ⓘ Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ surface form: Julius Caesar King Lear ⓘ Macbeth ⓘ Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ Othello (play) ⓘ surface form: Othello Romeo and Juliet ⓘ The Merchant of Venice ⓘ The Tempest ⓘ Twelfth Night ⓘ
influencedBy	Harold Bloom's theory of the Western canon ⓘ
ISBN	9781573227513 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableConcept	Shakespeare as the center of the Western canon ⓘ Shakespearean characters as more real than real people ⓘ
notableFor	ambitious scope covering nearly all of Shakespeare's plays ⓘ assertive, idiosyncratic critical voice ⓘ
pages	approximately 700 ⓘ
placesShakespeareAs	central figure in Western literature ⓘ
publicationYear	1998 ⓘ
publisher	Riverhead Books ⓘ
relatedWork	The Western Canon ⓘ
structure	sequence of essays on individual plays ⓘ
subject	William Shakespeare ⓘ
targetAudience	general readers interested in Shakespeare ⓘ scholars of literature ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed	English Renaissance ⓘ surface form: Elizabethan era Stuart period ⓘ surface form: Jacobean era
topic	aesthetics of Shakespearean drama ⓘ character development in Shakespeare ⓘ literary influence ⓘ

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