If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators.
DescriptionEnglish writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, as the greatest art critic of his age, and as a drama critic, social commentator, and philosopher
BornApril 10, 1778
DiedSeptember 18, 1830
CountryUnited Kingdom
ProfessionLiterary Historian; Philosopher; Writer
WorksCharacters Of Shakespear's Plays; Table-Talk; The Spirit Of The Age