The Truth Concerning Stratford Upon Avon And Shakespere With Other Essays
The Truth Concerning Stratford Upon Avon And Shakespere With Other Essays
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" Three thousand pounds, we were told, had been paid for the picture, '* Yes, " (we were further told) ' ' and a much higher price would have been demanded, had we been certain that this was a portrait of the poet. But that was not really ascertained until, under the hands of the cleaner, the disguising beard was re- moved, revealing the clean-shaven face of the actor. " ** What! " I said, " a beard, painted over the por- trait! Whyso?" lexclaimed. " Well, " "you see, was the reply, Susannah ha...d married above her station; for although in those days doctors had no position in society, yet they were far above actors, and in puritan times when the stage was in such a state of degradation, no respectable married woman would wish to have a portrait of her father, as an actor ^ hanging in her house. " — Baconiana^ I, 21.
This is, of course, an absurd piece of fiction; but it becomes still more absurd when the character of the portrait itself is examined. Painted from the bust, as there can be little doubt, it has the features of the bust, the true Warwickshire type of physiog- nomy as found among the masses of the people; without the slightest indications of sensibility or refinement.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Three thousand pounds, we were told, had been paid for the picture, '* Yes, " (we were further told) ' ' and a much higher price would have been demanded, had we been certain that this was a portrait of the poet. But that was not really ascertained until, under the hands of the cleaner, the disguising beard was re- moved, revealing the clean-shaven face of the actor. " ** What! " I said, " a beard, painted over the por- trait! Whyso?" lexclaimed. " Well, " "you see, was the reply, Susannah ha...d married above her station; for although in those days doctors had no position in society, yet they were far above actors, and in puritan times when the stage was in such a state of degradation, no respectable married woman would wish to have a portrait of her father, as an actor ^ hanging in her house. " — Baconiana^ I, 21.
This is, of course, an absurd piece of fiction; but it becomes still more absurd when the character of the portrait itself is examined. Painted from the bust, as there can be little doubt, it has the features of the bust, the true Warwickshire type of physiog- nomy as found among the masses of the people; without the slightest indications of sensibility or refinement.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Reed, Edwin, 1835-1908 to read onlineMoreLess
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