| @ christkotx: Shakespeare's works are disputed, but I wouldn't say they are so on the same level as the Bible. In academic terms, no one knows who wrote the Bible, whereas the majority of people are fairly sure who wrote the works of ol' Shakey (Baconians excluded). @ pit_trout: I agree, but I'd also add that in the arts/humanities, oyu tend to get schools of theories, of which one or a few people tend to lead, whilst in the sciences, the theory is often greater than the person. Also, if you were to mention gravity in an essay, you don't have to put (Newtown, 1687) whereas if you mention generative grammar you do have to put (Chomsky, 1965), so the different methods of citing play a part too. |
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