Shakspeare and His Times

Bys: Broglie, Achille-L?on-Victor and Guizot, Fran?ois

Voltaire was the first person in France who spoke of Shakspeare's genius; and although he spoke of him merely as a barbarian genius, the French public were of opinion that Voltaire had said too much in his favor. Indeed, they thought it nothing less than profanation to apply the words genius and glory to dramas which they considered as crude as they were coarse.At the present day, all controversy regarding Shakspeare's genius and glory has come to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08KH3VJDB
• ISBN13: 9798691453359
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"