2007-01-31 22:12:35 · 2 answers · asked by adrian h 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
It depends on how you define contemporary:
By the strictest sense of the word, a contemporary is someone who lived during the same time period as another. In this case, unless you are some 400 years old, Shakespeare would not be your contemporary.
Some people use a more general definition, saying Shakespeare is our contemporary because his work discusses so many issues that are relevant to us today.
2007-02-01 00:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by Thrill Shakespeare 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well as a matter of fact there is an excellent book by that very title "Shakespeare, Our Contemporary."
As well I recomend Bloom's "Shakespeare and The Invention of the Human."
Short answer: yes!
Middle answer: He is our contemporary because his works reads us.
Long answer: refer to the books. And Bill's plays and poems.
2007-02-01 05:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by Steve C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋