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William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems - Hardcover

Chambers, E. K.

 
9780198115137: William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems

Synopsis

Originally published in 1930, this two-volume work collates in compendium form a body of record, allusion, criticism, hypothesis and research concerned with the Shakespearean text and tradition. Volume 1 examines Shakespeare's origins and the Elizabethan stage in the context of his plays, and contains a comprehensive evaluation of bibliographical and historical material in relation to the canon of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Volume 2 includes biographical information gathered from historical records and tradition, which the author submits to analysis. Shakespearean scholar E.K.Chambers was also the author of "The Medieval Stage" and "The Elizabethan Stage".

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Review

"A monument of the most lasting stone ... Everything that can be known or solidly inferred about Shakespeare is recorded ... It is an enduring foundation for all Shakespearian comment and criticism." Nation
"William Shakespeare is a real monument of industry and erudition and should place its author in the fore rank of Shakespeare commentators." New York Times Book Review
"Sir Edmund Chambers has raised not for himself only but for the English scholarship of this age a lasting monument." New York Herald Tribune Books

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