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                            So significant to English-language literature that he is often called simply "the Bard," William Shakespeare is unquestionably the major author of the western world. His plays, many of which drew on European history and the Greek and Roman classics, continue to be performed, adapted, and imitated; his poetry is some of the best known in the world; and his contributions to the written language are incalculable.
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                   
                                  
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                                EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 
                                Peter Holland 
                                Shakespeare As You Like It: 
                                Peter Holland’s View 
                                of the Bard’s Life and Works | 
                                
                                   
                                  
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                                Stephen Greenblatt 
                                Will In The World: 
                                How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare | 
                               
                             
                           
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