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Dramatic criticism

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Theater criticism

Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:

A review of Milton's Prosody and Classical Metres in English Verse, 1902

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS020:02.08
Scope and Contents

An essay which reviews the works Miltons Prosody written by Robert Bridges, which examines literature style in John Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, and Classical Metres in English Verse by William Johnson, which examines Enlish hexameters and the phonetic condition of syllables.

Dates: 1902

A Text from Nashe on the Latin Literature of the Sixteenth Century, 1937

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS020:02.19
Scope and Contents

The document examines quotations from Thomas Nashe to compare Latin Literature between the Sixteenth Century modern times.

Dates: 1937

Anglo-French Relations in King John, 1940

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS020:01.80
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article discussing whether Shakespeare's play King John reflects the political and diplomatic relations of the 1590s. The article compares Shakespeare's play to "The Troublesome Reign," written by an anonymous author a few years before.

Dates: 1940

Article reprints and pamphlets, bulk: 1850-1947

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS020:01
Scope and Contents

Dr. Samuel A. Tannenbaum collected well over 400 article reprints and pamphlets concerning the Renaissance era as it related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1850-1947

Article reprints and pamphlets, 1879-1947

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS020:02
Scope and Contents

Dr. Samuel A. Tannenbaum collected well over 400 article reprints and pamphlets concerning the Renaissance era as it related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

Dates: 1879-1947

Articles regarding A Looking Glasse for London and England, 1932-1939

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS020:01.90
Scope and Contents

The two articles discuss Thomas Lodge's and Robert Greene's show "A Looking Glasse for London and England." One document analyzes the play's references to scriptures from the bible, and the other talks about the finding of a copy of the play and include photocopies of the pages.

Dates: 1932-1939

Barnabe Riche's "Sappho Duke of Mantona", 1933

 File — Box 06: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008229228], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS020:02.47
Scope and Contents

The document discusses possible sources for Barnabe Riche's 'Sappho Duke of Mantona" the first history in the Farewell to Militarie Profession, and also to examine how Riche handled his materials.

Dates: 1933

Baudelaire and Shakespeare, 1940

 File — Box 01: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124692], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS020:01.15
Scope and Contents

The material includes an essay written by Max I. Baym discussing Charles Baudelaire's reaction to Shakespeare's plays during his time in France and how he viewed the criticism from other French critics.

Dates: 1940

Biography of Robert Devereaux

 File — Box 02: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124700], Folder: 28
Identifier: MSS020:01.50
Scope and Contents

The materials include a biography of Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex. It also talks about how thoroughly misunderstood he is today.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1850-1947

Charles Lamb, Literary Critic, 1929

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS020:01.84
Scope and Contents

The article concerns the literary critic Charles Lamb. The text describes his particular critique style and compares it to a women's intuition.

Dates: 1929