Is There a Shakespeare Problem? With a Reply to Mr. J.M. Robertson And Mr. Andrew Lang
The book Is There a Shakespeare Problem? With a Reply to Mr. J.M. Robertson And Mr. Andrew Lang was written by author Greenwood, G. G. (Granville George), Sir, 1850-1928 Here you can read free online of Is There a Shakespeare Problem? With a Reply to Mr. J.M. Robertson And Mr. Andrew Lang book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Is There a Shakespeare Problem? With a Reply to Mr. J.M. Robertson And Mr. Andrew Lang a good or bad book?
What reading level is Is There a Shakespeare Problem? With a Reply to Mr. J.M. Robertson And Mr. Andrew Lang book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
432. THE NAME "SHAKESPEARE" 337 Shakspere — the three will signatures, and the two signa- tures of March, 1613-r-were really written by him, and in all these signatures, according to the best authority, the name appears as I have written it above — "Shakspere." Take the will signatures first. Malone, one of the ablest and acutest of Shakespearean critics, examined these with the greatest possible care, and he had the advantage of inspecting them when the ink was fresher by some 120 years than i...t is now. The conclusion to which he came was this : " In the signature of his (Shakspere's) name subscribed to his Will . . . certainly the letter ' a ' is not to be found in the second syllable." Of the same opinion was a later critic of very high standing, to whom orthodox Shakespeareans appeal with great confidence when it suits them to do so. I allude to James Spedding, who wrote, concerning the name as it appears in The Northumberland Manuscript : " The name of Shakespeare is spelt in every case as it was always printed in those days, and not as he himself in any known case ever wrote it." It is not, indeed, the fact that the name was always printed " Shakespeare " in those days, for there are many instances to the contrary, but the passage quoted from the preface to A Conference of Pleasure leaves no doubt as to what Mr.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: