Is Shakespeare any Good? reveals why certain literary works and authors are treated as superior to others, and questions the literary establishment's criteria for creating an imperium of -great- writers.

• Enables readers to articulate and formulate their own arguments about the quality of literature - including works that convention forbids us to dislike
• Dismantles the claims of academic criticism - particularly Theory - to tell us anything useful about why we like or appreciate literature
• Challenges and shatters many longstanding beliefs about...