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David Womersley, "Thinking Through Shakespeare" (Princeton UP, 2026)
In the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson famously argued that Shakespeare is enduringly popular because he “is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his read...
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David Womersley, "Thinking Through Shakespeare" (Princeton UP, 2026) is an episode from Princeton UP Ideas Podcast by Marshall Poe. In the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson famously argued that Shakespeare is enduringly popular because he...
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Published Apr 28, 2026, 61:29 long, audio available.