When I come upon essays like this one, ostensibly defending Shakespeare from all of his many supposed detractors, I also come as close as I ever do to feeling sympathy for the academic critics who have rejected "bardolatry" and used Shakespeare as one more opportunity to "depreciate the merely literary" (Sven Birkerts) and politicize literary study to advance their own agendas. From Wordnik.com. [Canonical Writers] Reference
I guess you could call it a catechism of bardolatry. From Wordnik.com. [The recommended daily allowance] Reference
And you thought it was all about academic excellence and bardolatry. From Wordnik.com. ["Where's Elvis?"] Reference
What does this mean for the forthcoming bardolatry?. From Wordnik.com. [The Play Ethic] Reference
And the Windy City isn't doing things by half when it comes to its bardolatry. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
All of this coincided with a climate of overheated bardolatry in which Shakespeare was virtually deified in the popular mind. From Wordnik.com. [ Politics] Reference
While there is nothing wrong in occasional bardolatry - it shows we can worship people other than T20 cricketers and glamorous filmstars - India is not yet quite clear about Tagore's status in public life. From Wordnik.com. [HindustanTimes.com - Top HomePage-TopStories News Headlines] Reference
Visit our bardolatry entries. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
Technorati tags: Shakespeare, bardolatry. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-10-01] Reference
More bardolatry here. From Wordnik.com. [This is your brain on Shakespeare.] Reference
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