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Shakespeare, William

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1564 - 1616

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

Shakespeare and Formal Logic

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS020:01.89
Scope and Contents

The materials include a document that discusses the subject of logic and how it relates to literature. It also talks about the way ideas of logic are represented in Shakespeare shows.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1850-1947

Shakespeare and his characters, 1944

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS020:01.21
Scope and Contents

The materials include various articles about Shakespeare's characters and the imagery behind them. Two documents focus their analysis on the female characters of some of his plays. A couple of the items are in german, one of which concentrates on Shakespeares' female characters and the other one is a speech to the king.

Dates: 1944

Shakespeare and Race Prejudice, 1945

 File — Box: 06, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS020:02.39
Scope and Contents

The documents discuss the view that Shakespeare and his audiences had during the Elizabethan era in regards to race as reflected through The Merchant of Venice and Othello. It also compares earlier viewpoints to modern viewpoints through various examinations of modern productions.

Dates: 1945

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 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

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  • Subject: English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 X

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language 34
Dramatic criticism 25
Characters 10
Language and languages in literature 2
Actors 1