Why is Shakespeare universally considered better than Proust? I’ve read both of their complete works. Proust’s work speaks to me so much more, and is so much richer.

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Anonymous Sun Aug 23 22:11:02 2020 No.16201415 [Reply] [Original]

Why is Shakespeare universally considered better than Proust? I’ve read both of their complete works. Proust’s work speaks to me so much more, and is so much richer.

Anonymous Sun Aug 23 22:34:39 2020 No.16201528

>>16201415
He's closer in time so very little effort is required so far as understanding him's concerned, but he's not 'great'
Dylan Thomas speaks in a similar stronger way to me relative to John Milton for instance, but Milton's the greater (I took a Milton class btw). By far.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 23 22:36:11 2020 No.16201535 >>16201528 *'greater' than Shakespeare, i.e.

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