Scott, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy
- Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation
- Understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare
- Both nationally and internationally
- In this volume
- Leading scholars assess the contribution of Sir Walter Scott
- Charles Dickens
- George Eliot and Thomas Hardy to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays
- Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding
- Interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare
- Provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context
