Shakespearemania

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Enthusiasm for the works of English playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare (1564–1616). uncountable

    "His veneration and imitation of the English playwright, part of a German tradition of “Shakespearemania” initiated by Herder’s “Shakespeare” essay, has been well documented."

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"His veneration and imitation of the English playwright, part of a German tradition of “Shakespearemania” initiated by Herder’s “Shakespeare” essay, has been well documented."

Etymology

From Shakespeare + -mania.

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