--- product_id: 12611271 title: "Shakespeare: Invention of the Human: The Invention of the Human" price: "€ 50.12" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/12611271-shakespeare-invention-of-the-human-the-invention-of-the-human store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # 4.7/5 rating from 446 readers Comprehensive analysis of all canonical Shakespeare plays Groundbreaking thesis on Shakespeare inventing human nature Shakespeare: Invention of the Human: The Invention of the Human **Price:** € 50.12 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the Bard’s timeless genius and discover the birth of humanity itself! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Shakespeare: Invention of the Human: The Invention of the Human - **How much does it cost?** € 50.12 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/12611271-shakespeare-invention-of-the-human-the-invention-of-the-human) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Every Play, Every Insight:** Dive deep into every canonical Shakespearean drama with expert essays that illuminate the Bard’s genius. - • **Unlock the Human Condition:** Discover how Shakespeare’s characters pioneered self-awareness and individuality, reshaping how we understand ourselves. - • **Revolutionary Literary Thesis:** Explore Harold Bloom’s bold claim that Shakespeare invented not just language, but the very concept of human personality. - • **Critically Acclaimed Masterpiece:** Join a community of 446+ readers who rate this essential companion a stellar 4.7 out of 5. - • **Erudite Yet Passionate Commentary:** Experience a lifetime of scholarship distilled into passionate, witty, and insightful critiques. ## Overview Harold Bloom’s 'Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human' is a landmark literary criticism work offering comprehensive, erudite essays on every canonical Shakespeare play. Celebrated for its bold thesis that Shakespeare created modern human nature, this critically acclaimed book holds a 4.7-star rating from over 400 readers and remains a must-have for serious literature enthusiasts and professionals alike. ## Description "The indispensable critic on the indispensable writer." -Geoffrey O'Brien, New York Review of Books A landmark achievement as expansive, erudite, and passionate as its renowned author, this book is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, writing about, and teaching Shakespeare. Preeminent literary critic-and ultimate authority on the western literary tradition, Harold Bloom leads us through a comprehensive reading of every one of the dramatist's plays, brilliantly illuminating each work with unrivaled warmth, wit and insight. At the same time, Bloom presents one of the boldest theses of Shakespearean scholarships: that Shakespeare not only invented the English language, but also created human nature as we know it today. Review: The best companion to Shakespeare available - This book is a compilation of essays written by Harold Bloom plus an introduction and a "coda" treating Shakespeare's plays generally. There is an essay for each one of Shakespeare's plays considered cannonical twenty years ago. Every essay goes in the same direction: analyzing the play in a very inventive and imaginative fashion. Of course, this method ends up making the lenght and complexity of the various essays extremely variable. Plays like "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" or "The Comedy of Errors" are discussed in very few -but always clever- pages; minor plays like the ones just mentioned or simply those that Bloom finds not very attractive receive this treatment. Most plays are analyzed in similar lenght and complexity, although, Bloom's language and literary references often obscure their reading. This is especially true in the essays about the plays Harold loves the most. The essays about "King Lear" or "Henry IV" are filled with references to a wide range of authors or critics, even excepts from their works. But even being so, the result is amazing, not a single critic since A. C. Bradley has thrown so much light to Shakespeare. The criticism follows mainly two points: the inwardness and the irony. This two themes, especially the second one, are part of the "creation of the human", characteristic that Bloom assigns to Shakespeare. In fact, all the essays try to proof that Shakespeare created personality as we know it and changed forever our modes of cognition; giving birth to characters that do not only change by hearing others, but by overhearing their own singular and unique voices and this way being able to separate themselves from the roles they play and achieving ever-growing inwardness and freedom. It may sound, indeed, as if Bloom were worshipping a god. But at this he responds "Why not?". Review: Value and quality - Excellent book! ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #173,049 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #74 in Drama Literary Criticism #116 in Shakespeare Literary Criticism #508 in Literary Criticism & Theory | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 446 Reviews | ## Images ![Shakespeare: Invention of the Human: The Invention of the Human - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81cSSwFEyUL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best companion to Shakespeare available *by A***R on February 28, 2017* This book is a compilation of essays written by Harold Bloom plus an introduction and a "coda" treating Shakespeare's plays generally. There is an essay for each one of Shakespeare's plays considered cannonical twenty years ago. Every essay goes in the same direction: analyzing the play in a very inventive and imaginative fashion. Of course, this method ends up making the lenght and complexity of the various essays extremely variable. Plays like "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" or "The Comedy of Errors" are discussed in very few -but always clever- pages; minor plays like the ones just mentioned or simply those that Bloom finds not very attractive receive this treatment. Most plays are analyzed in similar lenght and complexity, although, Bloom's language and literary references often obscure their reading. This is especially true in the essays about the plays Harold loves the most. The essays about "King Lear" or "Henry IV" are filled with references to a wide range of authors or critics, even excepts from their works. But even being so, the result is amazing, not a single critic since A. C. Bradley has thrown so much light to Shakespeare. The criticism follows mainly two points: the inwardness and the irony. This two themes, especially the second one, are part of the "creation of the human", characteristic that Bloom assigns to Shakespeare. In fact, all the essays try to proof that Shakespeare created personality as we know it and changed forever our modes of cognition; giving birth to characters that do not only change by hearing others, but by overhearing their own singular and unique voices and this way being able to separate themselves from the roles they play and achieving ever-growing inwardness and freedom. It may sound, indeed, as if Bloom were worshipping a god. But at this he responds "Why not?". ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Value and quality *by S***. on July 18, 2026* Excellent book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic Reference Book, Arrived in Good Condition *by J***K on July 5, 2026* Classic reference book by a great critic about a great writer. 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