Shakespeare wasn't really 'Shakespeare' in his lifetime. He was 'just' a very popular playwright with both fans and detractors. He didn't really become 'Shakesp

Shakespeare wasn't really 'Shakespeare' in his lifetime. He was 'just' a very popular playwright with both fans and detractors. He didn't really become 'Shakespeare' until a century or so later. My point is that we won't know who the transcendent artists who can speak across generations are until at least a couple of generations have passed.