"'Vilia Miretur Vulgus': Shakespeare and the Snipers" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc1828/ Author: Freed, Eugenie R. Type: Journal Article Year: 2013 Publication Information: Shakespeare in Southern Africa 25 (2013): 73–86. Annotation: Discusses the intellectual derision towards Shakespeare exhibited by his contemporaries. Focusing on the poems and sonnets, examine how Shakespeare has affected by the intellectual criticisms and how he has responded to them. Language: English Tags: Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Winter 2014 WSB Record Number: bbbc1828