03-31-2019, 01:28 PM
what the scientists did for science, bill did for english language, a language that covers a large part of the globe. it's a fair comparison.
here's a cut and past, the article is much longer but i can't be arsed doing it all or source it other than to google "what did Shakespeare do for us" ;
note the phrases "world's pre-eminent dramatist" and "other languages" the man added around 1,700 new words to the language we speak. i'd say that's pretty fuckin awesome
Shakespeare's influence extends from theatre and literature to present-day movies, Western philosophy, and the English language itself. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the history of the English language,[1] and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[2][3][4] He transformed European theatre by expanding expectations about what could be accomplished through innovation in characterization, plot, language and genre.[5][6][7] Shakespeare's writings have also impacted a large number of notable novelists and poets over the years, including Herman Melville[8] Charles Dickens,[9] and Maya Angelou,[10] and continue to influence new authors even today. Shakespeare is the most quoted writer in the history of the English-speaking world[11][12] after the various writers of the Bible; many of his quotations and neologisms have passed into everyday usage in English and other languages.
here's a cut and past, the article is much longer but i can't be arsed doing it all or source it other than to google "what did Shakespeare do for us" ;
note the phrases "world's pre-eminent dramatist" and "other languages" the man added around 1,700 new words to the language we speak. i'd say that's pretty fuckin awesome
Shakespeare's influence extends from theatre and literature to present-day movies, Western philosophy, and the English language itself. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the history of the English language,[1] and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[2][3][4] He transformed European theatre by expanding expectations about what could be accomplished through innovation in characterization, plot, language and genre.[5][6][7] Shakespeare's writings have also impacted a large number of notable novelists and poets over the years, including Herman Melville[8] Charles Dickens,[9] and Maya Angelou,[10] and continue to influence new authors even today. Shakespeare is the most quoted writer in the history of the English-speaking world[11][12] after the various writers of the Bible; many of his quotations and neologisms have passed into everyday usage in English and other languages.