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Shakespeare, William

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1564 - 1616

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Anglo-French Relations in King John, 1940

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS020:01.80
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article discussing whether Shakespeare's play King John reflects the political and diplomatic relations of the 1590s. The article compares Shakespeare's play to "The Troublesome Reign," written by an anonymous author a few years before.

Dates: 1940

Article reprints and pamphlets, bulk: 1850-1947

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS020:01
Scope and Contents

Dr. Samuel A. Tannenbaum collected well over 400 article reprints and pamphlets concerning the Renaissance era as it related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1850-1947

Article reprints and pamphlets, 1879-1947

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS020:02
Scope and Contents

Dr. Samuel A. Tannenbaum collected well over 400 article reprints and pamphlets concerning the Renaissance era as it related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

Dates: 1879-1947

Cinthio's Epitia and Measure for Measure, 1945

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS020:02.02
Scope and Contents

The article discusses the similarities between Cinthio's play Epitia and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. It also talks about how Epitia could be the primary source for Measure for Measure.

Dates: 1945

Commentary on Love's Labours Lost, 1914

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS020:01.91
Scope and Contents

The two articles discuss Shakespeare's show "Love's Labours Lost." One article talks about the locality of the play and the historical significance behind it. The other article comments on specific passages within the play.

Dates: 1914

Cosmic identities, 1939

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:01.31
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article explaining the doctrine of cosmic identities and the philosophy behind it. It also applies the doctrine to Shakespeares time and how he incorporated it into his plays.

Dates: 1939

Court vs. Country in Shakespeare's Plays, 1934

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS020:01.34
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article describing Shakespeare's portrayal of Elizabethan life and whether it was a realistic portrayal or not and also the different representations of court and country in Shakespeare's plays.

Dates: 1934

Elizabethan Credulity, 1940

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS020:01.35
Scope and Contents

The materials include a document discussing Elizabethan Credulity and how individual attitudes towards strange features of the world might affect the response of readers towards literature that makes references to those wonders.

Dates: 1940

Essays on the Comedy of Errors, 1926-1932

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS020:01.27
Scope and Contents

The materials include three articles discussing the play Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare. One document talks about plot structure and sources; another talks about the development and evolution of the show. Also included are general notes and analysis of the show.

Dates: 1926-1932

Garrick and Shakespeare's plays, 1944

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:01.59
Scope and Contents

The document discusses whether or not Garrick had a significant effect on the revival of Shakespeare's plays for the mid-eighteenth-century London stage.

Dates: 1944

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