“He made the English language an organ of expression unexcelled in the history of literature. Yet he is not an English poet simply, but a world-poet.”

Noting both linguistic mastery and transnational reach · Brief History of English and American Literature

• Language
• Shakespeare
• Universality

“Shakspere is the most universal of writers. He touches more men at more points than Homer, or Dante, or Goethe. The deepest wisdom, the sweetest poetry, the widest range of character, are combined in his plays.”

Claiming Shakespeare’s unmatched breadth of human appeal · Brief History of English and American Literature

• Literature
• Shakespeare
• Universality