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Abstract
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The greatness of William Shakespeare rests almost entirely upon his vivid sense of observation, upon his uncanny psychological insight into human nature and upon his genuine ability, as the true creative artist, to synthesize by means of his imagination the play of the human passions into living poetry and drama. Because the abnormal states of mind came within the range of his mighty vision, and because he endowed his delineations of these states of mind with truth, intensity and power, he has been falsely raised to the pinnacle of special knowledge in psychopathology. Frequent reference is made to other authors on Shakespeare. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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