Meanings
- rareuncountableRare spelling of Shakespearology.
According to “The Times” correspondent, “‘Soviet Shakespeareologists’ are studying the thirty-seven plays with a view to creating ‘what may be called a Shakespeare Theatre’ in Soviet Russia.” That is a pity: for when Shakespeareology comes in at the door Shakespeare goes out of the window.
1935 December 8, Observator [pseudonym], “At Random”, in The Observer, late London edition, 144th year, number 7,541, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15, column 72 more examples
The study of Shakespeare is rapidly advancing to a science. The man and his work constitute the greatest literary problem of history. There is the Shakespeare language, the Shakespeare grammar, the art of Shakespeare, and the science of Shakespeareology. It is time a chair for the study of Shakespeareology were founded.
1915 July 20, Walter Greig, “Shakespeare’s Dark Lady”, in The Daily Post, volume VIII, number 168, Hobart, Tas., →OCLC, page 3, column 4> Crispin Freeman once wrote that "Romeo and Juliet" has been > performed by more than a thousand acting companies, and no > two have ever done it the same way. He argued that the dub > actors must be allowed to act their lines, which includes their > own interpretation of the character, or the result is a cold > reading. Just out of curiosity, is Crispin Freeman an expert in Shakespeareology? Or is he just trying to buy cover for his poor skillz?
2007 July 3, sanjian, “Liberties with translations”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 Jul 2026
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