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Shakespeare, William

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1564 - 1616

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

Notes on Beaumont and Fletcher, 1930-1947

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS020:01.16
Scope and Contents

The material includes three articles regarding the poets and playwrights Beaumont and Fletcher. Two documents are a series of notes on various plays written by the duo, and the third one is written in Italian and appears to be an introduction to their works.

Dates: 1930-1947

Notes on Shakespeare's Richard III, 1930

 File — Box: 06, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS020:02.46
Scope and Contents

The documents include notes discussing political allusions within Richard III as well as various possible sources for Richard III along with various other plays found through textual evidence.

Dates: 1930

Notes on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, 1911-1939

 File — Box: 07, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS020:02.64
Scope and Contents

The documents contain notes on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, including inspiration and sources for the character of Katherina Molina, connections to other playwrights that may have been an inspiration for Shakespeare. Also included is The Lotus Magazine that discusses the fantasy of The Taming of the Shrew.

Dates: 1911-1939

Notes on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, 1938

 File — Box: 08, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS020:02.72
Scope and Contents The documents include notes on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, including examinations of his characters and the relationships they have with other characters and their mood throughout the play. Also included is an analysis of Schlegel"s German translation of the play, including how Shakespeare seems to express himself better in German than his native English. It also looks for a possible relationship with between the comic underplot in Twelfth Night and the Jonsonian comic method, and many...
Dates: 1938

Notes on Shakespeare's Venice, 1931-1947

 File — Box: 08, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS020:02.74
Scope and Contents

The documents include a review of the government and judicial system of Venice in order to ascertain how far Shakespeare seems to reflect that system in the Merchant of Venice and Othello and an examination of the financial relations between Roderigo and Iago in Othello.

Dates: 1931-1947

Notes on the life and times of William Shakespeare

 File — Box: 06, Folder: 22
Identifier: MSS020:02.50
Scope and Contents

The documents contain notes on the life and times of William Shakespeare as well as other papers and essays written on lectures and opinions given from other scholars and authors regarding Shakespeare and all of his writings. Also included is an information booklet about the Shakespeare Club of New York City.

Dates: 1879-1947

Proverbs and Sententiae in the Plays of Shakespeare, 1938

 File — Box: 06, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS020:02.38
Scope and Contents

The document discusses the definition of proverbs and sententiae in the world of Elizabethan theatre and the possible problem of their function in Shakespeare's works.

Dates: 1938

Restoration of Shakespeare's Personality, 1916

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 27
Identifier: MSS020:02.27
Scope and Contents

The document discusses and analyzes Shakespeare's works in order to help determine his personality.

Dates: 1916

Reviews and notes on Shakespeares works, 1918-1939

 File — Box: 06, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS020:02.43
Scope and Contents

The documents contain various reviews from different critics on Shakespeares plays and poems.

Dates: 1918-1939

Shakespeare and Florence and The Florentines, 1946

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS020:01.53
Scope and Contents

The document discusses the English's opinion on the city of Florence and the Florentines and how that reflected through Shakespeares' plays.

Dates: 1946

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