Literature is an art form using words. Literature is a huge body of work. Literature has to do with masks, roles, and pretending. The following video introduces viewers to the various facets of the literary genre.
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Shakespeare writes in a time of great political and cultural expansion. He is at the forefront of the English linguistic explosion and is credited with inventing one-fourth of the English language. His vocabulary includes over 20,000 words, many of which he invented.
Scholars agree that Shakespeare likely collaborated with Marlowe on a number of plays. The bard's sonnets actually tell a story, because they are probably autobiographical. The last 27 sonnets concern one woman.