People often wonder how someone with no more than a high school education could have penned some of the greatest plays the world has ever known. The answer is, of course, genius. Genius is the explanation when there is no other explanation for achievement that is beyond the capabilities of the vast majority of humans. |
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Shakespeare (1564-1616) was no doubt a genius. Although he never attended university, his genius inspired him to write plays of such magnificent beauty and universal ideas that they are still performed the world over in thousands of productions and a great variety of interpretations. Harold Bloom, one of the worlds leading literary critics, discussed his recent books during a Library event. The presentation, Shakespeare and Genius, is based on three of Blooms books: Hamlet: Poem Unlimited (Riverhead Books, 2003), Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (Riverhead Books, 1998) and Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds (Warner Books, 2002). |
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