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Shakespeare, William

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1564 - 1616

Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:

Shakespeare and Shaw

 File — Box: 06, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS020:02.51
Scope and Contents

The document discusses the writing styles of Shakespeare and Shaw and examines how they compare to each other.

Dates: 1879-1947

Shakespeare and the Conversazione, 1946

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS020:01.29
Scope and Contents

The materials include an essay on the Conversazione, which is a scholarly social gathering used to decide on new forms of art and literature during the Elizabethan era. The document describes what the event consisted of and Shakespeare's participation in it.

Dates: 1946

Shakespeare and Woodrow Wilson, 1928

 File — Box: 08, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:02.77
Scope and Contents

The document draws a connection between Shakespeare’s character of Julius Caesar and Woodrow Wilson and lists similarities and differences seen between the two men's lives.

Dates: 1928

Shakespeare as a Debtor, 1916

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS020:01.40
Scope and Contents

The article discusses the differences in criticism between historical scholars and religious critics. The document also gives some historical context behind Shakespeare's plays and how he wrote them.

Dates: 1916

Shakespeare Criticism, 1930

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS020:01.36
Scope and Contents

The materials include documents discussing various criticisms of Shakespeare's works. One document provides a suggestion on the history of Shakespearean criticism, and the other talks about the English's reaction to Voltaire's criticism of his works.

Dates: 1930

Shakespeare in Italy, 1930

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS020:01.79
Scope and Contents

The article discusses Shakespeare's popularity in Italy, including how he gained that popularity.

Dates: 1930

Shakespeare on Style, Imagination, and Poetry, 1938

 File — Box: 07, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:02.61
Scope and Contents

The document discusses Shakespeare’s uses of style, imagination, and poetry in his works and how those uses can create a long-lasting legacy.

Dates: 1938

Shakespearean and Other Feasts, 1925

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS020:01.52
Scope and Contents

The document discusses Shakespeare's word choice regarding feasts and meals and how he uses similar words in different contexts in other plays and how the meanings change.

Dates: 1925

Shakespeare's and Voltaire's Julius Caesar, 1876-1881

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:01.82
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article comparing the character of Julius Caesar in Shakespeares' show and Voltaires play.

Dates: 1876-1881

Shakespeare's Audience, 1944

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS020:01.10
Scope and Contents

The material includes a document discussing the types of people who saw Shakespeare's shows and the types of emotions that the different social statuses felt as they watched his stories unfold. H. S. Bennet wrote it for the Annual Shakespeare Lecture of the British Academy.

Dates: 1944

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English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 79
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language 60
Dramatic criticism 42
Characters 13
Language and languages in literature 5