Is Shakespeare any Good?

<p><i>Is Shakespeare any Good?</i> reveals why certain literary works and authors are treated as superior to others, and questions the literary establishment’s criteria for creating an imperium of “great” writers.</p> <ul> <li>Enables readers to articulate and formulate their own arguments about the quality of literature – including works that convention forbids us to dislike</li> <li>Dismantles the claims of academic criticism – particularly Theory – to tell us anything useful about why we like or appreciate literature</li> <li>Challenges and shatters many longstanding beliefs about literature and its evaluation</li> <li>Poses serious questions about the value of literature, and studying literature, and presents these in a lively and entertainingly provocative manner</li> </ul>