What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself
Culture Index
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Relevance
9/25
Freshness
23/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
3/15
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As John Berryman’s first marriage was falling apart, his attention turned to the subject of Shakespeare’s youth. It was the spring of 1951 and Berryman, thirty-six years old, was not yet a poet of national renown. Things were looking up,
