“这是一本了不起的书，带我们了解莎士比亚艺术和影响的核心。”——詹姆斯·夏皮罗（James Shapiro）

中风改变了罗伯特·麦克卢姆（Robert McCrum）的一生，在康复的过程中，他发现，对他来说，**有意义的文字是莎士比亚的片段。由于无法像以前那样旅行、移动，《**对开本》成了他的“生命之书”——一个无尽的灵感来源，通过它，麦克卢姆开始了“心灵之旅”，看到自己混乱时期的反映。

麦克卢姆是一名备受赞誉的作家和记者，在过去的25年里，他一直沉浸在莎士比亚的作品中，无论是戏剧还是诗歌。在这漫长的探索过程中，莎士比亚的诗歌和戏剧生动且有当代意义，指引和安慰着他。在本书中，他问道：为什么我们总是在出现严重危机和混乱的时候，求助于莎士比亚的作品？他掌控我们想象力的关键是什么？为什么一个伊丽莎白时代作家的作品集还能与我们继续对话，就像它们是昨天写的一样？

本书精湛地描述了这位非凡的艺术家、伟大的作家。通过令人着迷的叙述，在广泛的时间和空间范围内，麦克卢姆试图在其历史背景下理解莎士比亚，同时探索文学灵感的秘密，研究创造力本身的性质。麦克卢姆机智而富有洞察力，提出了一个充满激情而又深刻的个人观点，即莎士比亚的文字和思想不仅具有持久的特性，而且是开启我们共同人性的永恒钥匙。"

A remarkable book that takes us to the heart of Shakespeare's art and influence."—James Shapiro

When Robert McCrum began his recovery from a life-

changing stroke, he discovered that the only words that made sense to him were snatches of Shakespeare. Unable to travel or move as he used to, the First Folio became his "book of life"—

an endless source of inspiration through which he could embark on "journeys of the mind" and see a reflection of our own disrupted times.

An acclaimed writer and journalist, McCrum has spent the last twenty-five years immersed in Shakespeare's work, on stage and on the page. During this prolonged exploration, Shakespeare’s poetry and plays, so vivid and contemporary, have become his guide and consolation. In Shakespearean he asks: why is it that we always return to Shakespeare, particularly in times of acute crisis and dislocation? What is the key to his hold on our imagination? And why do the collected works of an Elizabethan writer continue to speak to us as if they were written yesterday?

Shakespearean is a rich, brilliant and superbly drawn portrait of an extraordinary artist, one of the greatest writers who ever lived. Through an enthralling narrative, ranging widely in time and space, McCrum seeks to understand Shakespeare within his historical context while also exploring the secrets of literary inspiration, and examining the nature of creativity itself. Witty and insightful, he makes a passionate and deeply personal case that Shakespeare’s words and ideas are not just enduring in their relevance – they are nothing less than the eternal key to our shared humanity.