An Introduction to Shakespeare
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TITLE-PAGE OF THE FIRST FOLIO, 1628 The first collected edition of Shakespeare's Plays (From the copy in the New York Public Library)
AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
BY
H. N. MacCRACKEN, PH.D. F. E. PIERCE, PH.D.
AND
AND
W. H. DURHAM, PH.D.
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1925
PREFACE
H. N. MacCRACKEN, PH.D. F. E. PIERCE, PH.D.
AND
AND
W. H. DURHAM, PH.D.
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1925
PREFACE
CONTENTS
AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
CHAPTER I
AN OUTLINE OF SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE
AN OUTLINE OF SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE
CHAPTER II
ENGLISH DRAMA BEFORE SHAKESPEARE
ENGLISH DRAMA BEFORE SHAKESPEARE
CHAPTER III
THE ELIZABETHAN THEATER
TIMON OF ATHENS, v, 4. OUTER SCENE.
TIMON OF ATHENS, v, 3. INNER SCENE.
THE ELIZABETHAN THEATER
TIMON OF ATHENS, v, 4. OUTER SCENE.
TIMON OF ATHENS, v, 3. INNER SCENE.
CHAPTER IV
ELIZABETHAN LONDON
ELIZABETHAN LONDON
CHAPTER V
SHAKESPEARE'S NONDRAMATIC WORKS
SHAKESPEARE'S NONDRAMATIC WORKS
CHAPTER VI
THE SEQUENCE OF SHAKESPEARE's PLAYS
THE SEQUENCE OF SHAKESPEARE's PLAYS
CHAPTER VII
SHAKESPEARE'S DEVELOPMENT AS A DRAMATIST
SHAKESPEARE'S DEVELOPMENT AS A DRAMATIST
CHAPTER VIII
THE CHIEF SOURCES OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS
THE CHIEF SOURCES OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS
CHAPTER IX
HOW SHAKESPEARE GOT INTO PRINT
HOW SHAKESPEARE GOT INTO PRINT
CHAPTER X
THE PLAYS OF THE FIRST PERIOD—IMITATION AND EXPERIMENT
1587 (?)-1594
THE PLAYS OF THE FIRST PERIOD—IMITATION AND EXPERIMENT
1587 (?)-1594
CHAPTER XI
THE PLAYS OF THE SECOND PERIOD—COMEDY AND HISTORY
THE PLAYS OF THE SECOND PERIOD—COMEDY AND HISTORY
CHAPTER XII
THE PLAYS OF THE THIRD PERIOD—TRAGEDY
THE PLAYS OF THE THIRD PERIOD—TRAGEDY
CHAPTER XIII
THE PLAYS OF THE FOURTH PERIOD—ROMANTIC TRAGI-COMEDY
THE PLAYS OF THE FOURTH PERIOD—ROMANTIC TRAGI-COMEDY
CHAPTER XIV
FAMOUS MISTAKES AND DELUSIONS ABOUT SHAKESPEARE
FAMOUS MISTAKES AND DELUSIONS ABOUT SHAKESPEARE
INDEX
CHAPTER I
AN OUTLINE OF SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE
AN OUTLINE OF SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE
CHAPTER II
ENGLISH DRAMA BEFORE SHAKESPEARE
ENGLISH DRAMA BEFORE SHAKESPEARE
CHAPTER III
THE ELIZABETHAN THEATER
TIMON OF ATHENS, v, 4. OUTER SCENE.
TIMON OF ATHENS, v, 3. INNER SCENE.
THE ELIZABETHAN THEATER
TIMON OF ATHENS, v, 4. OUTER SCENE.
TIMON OF ATHENS, v, 3. INNER SCENE.
CHAPTER IV
ELIZABETHAN LONDON
ELIZABETHAN LONDON
CHAPTER V
SHAKESPEARE'S NONDRAMATIC WORKS
SHAKESPEARE'S NONDRAMATIC WORKS
CHAPTER VI
THE SEQUENCE OF SHAKESPEARE's PLAYS
THE SEQUENCE OF SHAKESPEARE's PLAYS
CHAPTER VII
SHAKESPEARE'S DEVELOPMENT AS A DRAMATIST
SHAKESPEARE'S DEVELOPMENT AS A DRAMATIST
CHAPTER VIII
THE CHIEF SOURCES OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS
THE CHIEF SOURCES OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS
CHAPTER IX
HOW SHAKESPEARE GOT INTO PRINT
HOW SHAKESPEARE GOT INTO PRINT
CHAPTER X
THE PLAYS OF THE FIRST PERIOD—IMITATION AND EXPERIMENT
1587 (?)-1594
THE PLAYS OF THE FIRST PERIOD—IMITATION AND EXPERIMENT
1587 (?)-1594
CHAPTER XI
THE PLAYS OF THE SECOND PERIOD—COMEDY AND HISTORY
THE PLAYS OF THE SECOND PERIOD—COMEDY AND HISTORY
CHAPTER XII
THE PLAYS OF THE THIRD PERIOD—TRAGEDY
THE PLAYS OF THE THIRD PERIOD—TRAGEDY
CHAPTER XIII
THE PLAYS OF THE FOURTH PERIOD—ROMANTIC TRAGI-COMEDY
THE PLAYS OF THE FOURTH PERIOD—ROMANTIC TRAGI-COMEDY
CHAPTER XIV
FAMOUS MISTAKES AND DELUSIONS ABOUT SHAKESPEARE
FAMOUS MISTAKES AND DELUSIONS ABOUT SHAKESPEARE
INDEX
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