Terence John Bew Spencer
Contributor
Professor of English Language and Literature, 1958–78; Director, Shakespeare Institute, 1961–78, University of Birmingham, England. General Editor, The New Penguin Shakespeare and the Penguin Shakespeare Library, 1964–78. Author of The Tyranny of Shakespeare; Shakespeare: The Roman Plays; and others.
Primary Contributions (1)
William Shakespeare was a poet, dramatist, and actor often called the English national poet. He is considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. Shakespeare occupies a position unique in world literature. Other poets, such as Homer and Dante, and novelists, such as Leo Tolstoy and…
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