Earticle

초록

영어

This study examines how modern works challenge the mythical image of William Shakespeare and recast him as a historically grounded human being. Although Shakespeare is celebrated as one of the greatest writers in literary history, little is known about his personal life, a gap that has fueled authorship controversies and encouraged his elevation into a near-superhuman cultural icon. Focusing on Stephen Greenblatt’s Will in the World, Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous, and Edward Bond’s Bingo, this paper explores how each work demystifies Shakespeare in a different way. Greenblatt presents him as an ordinary yet disciplined and observant man; Anonymous reduces him to an illiterate opportunist, exposing elitist assumptions about class and authorship; and Bingo depicts him as a morally compromised figure who chooses financial security over artistic and familial responsibility. Through these comparisons, the study argues that demystifying Shakespeare does not diminish his genius but rather deepens our understanding of his life and works within the social and economic realities of Renaissance England. By separating artistic achievement from moral perfection, these reinterpretations enable a more nuanced appreciation of Shakespeare and raise broader questions about the ethical responsibilities of artists.

목차

I. 서론
II. 본론
1. 평범하지만 위대한 셰익스피어
2. 비범하지만 비인간적인 셰익스피어
3. 개인적인 불행과 사회적인 성공
4. 셰익스피어 탈신비화의 의의
III. 결론
Works Cited
Abstract

키워드

저자

• 윤정용 [ Yoon, Jeong-Yong | 고려대학교 ]

참고문헌

발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  영어영문학연구 [The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1598-3293

• 수록기간

  1968~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 840 DDC 810