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The Meaning of Shakespeare, Volume 2

In two magnificent and authoritative volumes, Harold C. Goddard takes readers on a tour through the works of William Shakespeare, celebrating his incomparable plays and unsurpassed literary genius.

Subject
literary criticism
Genre
literary fiction
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 306 pages

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