Shakespeare, William

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.

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.

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.

The material includes three articles relating to books and Shakespeare's works. One document talks about the bad quartos of books that don't represent the written transcripts of the authors who originally wrote them. The other two articles talk about the history of the First Folio of Shakespeare in England and the development of the first Shakespearian libraries around England and the United States.

The materials include two documents discussing Shakespeare's Coriolanus, one of which delves into Renaissance Psychology and its showcase in the play. The other examines Herman Kirchner, his life, and his writings on Coriolanus.

The materials include two articles that discuss Shakespeares play Cymbeline and what different interpretations of the story have been by various critics and analytics. They also discuss analogs for the Imogen story in Cymbeline and other plays they may have derived.

The document examines various works that describe Shakespeares moiety of the stratford tithes in order to determine the nature of the property that Shakespeare owned and the most accurate date.

The article discusses the character of Barbantio in Shakespeare's play of Othello and how he showcases choler throughout the show.

The materials include a document discussing the various opinions on the dates of Shakespeare's play and talks about what other scholars have determined about those dates. Included is also a table of all the shows and what year individual scholars have established for each.

The document examines other Elizabethan comedies in order to understand the plot structure of Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream in order to show that he follows a more pre-concieved pattern rather then interweaving various plots.