bardolatry

n.

The worship of, or excessive devotion to, Shakespeare and his works (bard + idolatry).

Example Citation:

"Not marble, nor the gilded monuments

Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme.

— Sonnet 55

It's been almost 400 years since William Shakespeare made that prediction, and so far so good. Many a gilded monument crumbled while the Bard rose to the rank of first among the greatest. Outright Bardolatry began in the 18th century and continued unabated into our intellectually Balkanized age."

— Lela Stromenger, "Essayist Displays Grasp of the Bard," The Arizona Republic

Category:

Writing