"This is not writing at all. Indeed, I could say that Shakespeare surpasses literature altogether, if I knew what I meant"
- Virginia Woolf
About this Quote
This quote by Virginia Woolf is a representation on the power of Shakespeare's writing. Woolf is suggesting that Shakespeare's writing is so effective and also significant that it transcends literary works itself. She is suggesting that Shakespeare's writing is so extensive and also meaningful that it is beyond the scope of literature. Woolf is additionally recommending that she is incapable to fully understand the size of Shakespeare's writing, as she states that she does not also know what she means when she says that Shakespeare goes beyond literature altogether. This quote is a testimony to the power of Shakespeare's writing and also its capability to move and also motivate readers. Woolf's quote is a reminder of the eternity of Shakespeare's job as well as its capability to mesmerize viewers centuries after it was written.
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