Shakespeare’s reputation
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2016 · Education
Gordon McMullan, Professor of English at King’s College London, argues that Shakespeare differed from many of his contemporaries due to his extraordinary facility with language, his shrewd business sense, and particular practical circumstances. Some of his qualities which we value so highly today would not have been evident to the writer himself. In fact ‘the Shakespeare we know best is one the Germans invented’. http://www.oup.com/shakespeare Theme by theme, Illuminating Shakespeare brings together the very best Shakespeare resources from across Oxford University Press. This includes free access to materials for every level, from school to scholarly research. © Oxford University Press
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