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Shakespeare and dueling, 1940
The article discusses the terminology and scenes related to dueling in Shakespeare's plays and how that reflects on the Elizabethan era and Shakespeare's technical knowledge.
Language in Shakespeare's time, 1906-1926
The various documents concern the language in Shakespeare's time. Including how language affected the people in the Elizabethan era and how we interpret that language today. The articles also note the efforts of puritans to refine Shakespeare's language.
Caterpillars, Sponges, Horseleeches, in Shakespeare and in Holinshed, 1944
The materials include an article that discusses the terms caterpillar, sponge, and horseleech used in Shakespeare's plays, what they mean, and how they may have come from Holinshed's Chronicles.
Shakespeare's Iterative Imagery, 1931
The article discusses iterative imagery and how Shakespeare uses it throughout his many plays, both as an undersong and a touchstone.
The Question of Shakespeare's Pronunciation, 1916
The document discusses the uncertainty of pronunciation and phonetics in early Elizabethan literature such as Shakespeare and Chaucer.
Notes on Shakespeare's Sonnets, 1932-1933
The documents include an analysis of the Shakespeare’s structure within his sonnets, and examination to determine the date of Shakespeare's 107 sonnet.
Notes and essay's on Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, 1887, 1938-1946
Several documents and essays discussing the literature and dramatic choices of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice as well as the differences found between different versions of the play compared to the first folio. There is also a document that tells the legend of The Divine Surety and The Jewish Moneylender.
Montaigne-Shakespeare and the Deadly Parallel, 1943
The document examines one type of evidence employed by scholors concerned with canons, literary influence, and source relationships in Elizabethan literature, to determine why it seems to be under attack by various scholars.
Functions of Imagery in Venus and Adonis, 1947
The document examines the imagery found deep within Shakespeare’s poem, Venus and Adonis, and compares other scholars' writings who have analyzed the imagery and discusses their findings.