For what it's worth, I love this book. It's my first choice for another point of view of the Bard. As a burgeoning Bardolator, it's wonderful to hear such an enthusiastic perspective on any and every play. The book is ambitious, erudite, and satisfying. There are, of course, occasional moments of bombast, but this is an immense book--both in scope as well as subject. The pretentious title is explained in pieces throughout every essay, though never as succinctly as "Shakespeare invented the human because..." Still, I readily and heartily recommend this book for anyone who is interested in another view of Shakespeare. It is not a simple read, but it should fit in for any well informed reader or college student. I would only recommend it to highly ambitious high school aged kids who aren't afraid of looking up words in the dictioary (e.g. proleptic).