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Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, playwright whose works are cited as literary touchstones.

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First appearance: heretics

Shakespeare shows up with force in XV: On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned alongside Byron as an example of a writer whose enormous imbecilities contrast with the feeble limitations of modern wits.
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In XV: On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set: Mentioned alongside Byron as an example of a writer whose enormous imbecilities contrast with the feeble limitations of modern wits. Later, in XVII: On the Wit of Whistler:…

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VIVikingsTEThe English Co…MWMr. WhistlerRBRobert BrowningUNUnknown NarratorSHShakespeare

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  • A Pantheon of Influences
  • Literary and National Voices
  • Artists and Satirists
  • Protagonist

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