William Shakespeare - A Life
As it is the object of a general to win battles so it is the life-work of the artist to show himself to us, and the completeness with which he reveals his own individuality is perhaps the best measure of his genius…
The above is part of Frank Harris’s intro to his biography of William Shakespeare, Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story, first published in 1909. The book is something of a passionate love letter to William, albeit not without criticism.
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