In the Victorian era, William Shakespeare\'s work was often celebrated as a sacred text: a sort of secular English Bible.
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Some scholars crafted devotional volumes to compare his texts directly with the Bible\'s.
Ministers wrote sermons based upon Shakespearean texts and delivered them from pulpits in Christian churches.
Yet Victorian criticism took on religious dimensions that now seem outlandish in retrospect.
Even today, Shakespeare remains a uniquely important literary figure.
In the Victorian era, William Shakespeare\'s work was often celebrated as a sacred text: a sort of secular English Bible