A life of William Shakespeare
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- Publication date
- 1916
- Topics
- shakespeare, sonnets, william, sonnet, earl, edition, henry, literary, published, printed, william shakespeare, sir john, sir philip, merry wives, literary history, early dramatic, sir thomas, dramatic efforts, third earl, john shakespeare, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Biography, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Bibliography, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography, Dramatists, English -- Early modern -- Biography, Stratford-upon-Avon (England) -- Biography, England -- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Publisher
- New York, The Macmillan Company
- Collection
- americana
- Book from the collections of
- University of Michigan
- Language
- English
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xxix, 756 pages 20 cm
"Quartos and folics": pages 544-572
"The editors of the eighteenth century and after": pages 571-585
Parentage and birth -- Childhood, education, and marriage -- The farewell to Stratford -- The migration to London -- Shakespeare and the actors -- On the London stage -- First dramatic efforts -- Progress as playwright, 1591-1594 -- The first appeal to the reading public -- The sonnets and their literary history -- The conceits of the sonnets -- The patronage of the Earl of Southampton -- The development of dramatic power -- The practical affairs of life -- Shakespeare's financial resources -- Maturity of genius -- The accession of King James I -- The highest themes of tragedy -- The latest plays -- The close of life -- Survivors and descendants -- Autographs, portraits, and memorials -- Quartos and folios -- The editors of the eighteenth century and after -- Shakespeare's posthumous reputation in England and America -- Shakespeare's foreign vogue -- General estimate
Appendix. I: The sources of biographical knowledge -- II: The Bacon-Shakespeare controversy -- III: The youthful career of the Earl of Southampton -- IV: The Earl of Southampton as a literary patron -- V: The true history of Thomas Thorpe and 'Mr. W.H." -- VI: 'Mr. William Herbert' -- VII: Shakespeare and the Earl of Pembroke -- VIII: The 'Will' sonnets -- IX: The vogue of the Elizabethan sonnet, 1591-1597 -- X: Bibliographical note on the sonnet in France, 1550-1600
xxix, 756 pages 20 cm
"Quartos and folics": pages 544-572
"The editors of the eighteenth century and after": pages 571-585
Parentage and birth -- Childhood, education, and marriage -- The farewell to Stratford -- The migration to London -- Shakespeare and the actors -- On the London stage -- First dramatic efforts -- Progress as playwright, 1591-1594 -- The first appeal to the reading public -- The sonnets and their literary history -- The conceits of the sonnets -- The patronage of the Earl of Southampton -- The development of dramatic power -- The practical affairs of life -- Shakespeare's financial resources -- Maturity of genius -- The accession of King James I -- The highest themes of tragedy -- The latest plays -- The close of life -- Survivors and descendants -- Autographs, portraits, and memorials -- Quartos and folios -- The editors of the eighteenth century and after -- Shakespeare's posthumous reputation in England and America -- Shakespeare's foreign vogue -- General estimate
Appendix. I: The sources of biographical knowledge -- II: The Bacon-Shakespeare controversy -- III: The youthful career of the Earl of Southampton -- IV: The Earl of Southampton as a literary patron -- V: The true history of Thomas Thorpe and 'Mr. W.H." -- VI: 'Mr. William Herbert' -- VII: Shakespeare and the Earl of Pembroke -- VIII: The 'Will' sonnets -- IX: The vogue of the Elizabethan sonnet, 1591-1597 -- X: Bibliographical note on the sonnet in France, 1550-1600
- Addeddate
- 2008-09-11 14:17:49
- Copyright-region
- US
- Foldoutcount
- 0
- Identifier
- alifewilliamsha00leegoog
- Identifier-ark
- ark:/13960/t8mc94k1j
- Lccn
- 16001752
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- Page_number_confidence
- 85.99
- Pages
- 605
- Possible copyright status
- NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
- Scandate
- 20050720
- Scanner
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 1648430
- Year
- 1905
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