Quote by: Simon Schama

The difficulty with poetry is that it doesn't have the life that Shakespeare or Jane Austen have beyond the page. You can't make a costume drama out of it. There's no place for it to go except trapped inside its little book.


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Author Bio


  • NameSimon Schama
  • DescriptionBritish historian
  • BornFebruary 13, 1945
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionArt Historian; Historian
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire