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sixes_and_sevens comments on Who are some of the best writers in history? - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: Crux 10 August 2013 09:04AM

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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 10 August 2013 02:42:58PM 3 points [-]

It's worth pointing out that Shakespeare wrote for a medium that doesn't really exist any more in quite the same sense. He is still worth investigating. His work hasn't endured for centuries without reason.