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Dramatic criticism

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

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Cinthio's Epitia and Measure for Measure, 1945

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS020:02.02
Scope and Contents

The article discusses the similarities between Cinthio's play Epitia and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. It also talks about how Epitia could be the primary source for Measure for Measure.

Dates: 1945

Commentary on Love's Labours Lost, 1914

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS020:01.91
Scope and Contents

The two articles discuss Shakespeare's show "Love's Labours Lost." One article talks about the locality of the play and the historical significance behind it. The other article comments on specific passages within the play.

Dates: 1914

Cosmic identities, 1939

 File — Box 02: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124700], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:01.31
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article explaining the doctrine of cosmic identities and the philosophy behind it. It also applies the doctrine to Shakespeares time and how he incorporated it into his plays.

Dates: 1939

Court vs. Country in Shakespeare's Plays, 1934

 File — Box 02: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124700], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS020:01.34
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article describing Shakespeare's portrayal of Elizabethan life and whether it was a realistic portrayal or not and also the different representations of court and country in Shakespeare's plays.

Dates: 1934

Documents regarding Shakespeare's Richard II, 1931-1944

 File — Box 06: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008229228], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS020:02.45
Scope and Contents

The documents discuss the first American performance of Richard II and the impact it had on American audiences and also examines W. P. Frijlinck's writing on the First Part of the Reign of King Richard the Second, which helps to shed some light on the Shakespeare play.

Dates: 1931-1944

Elizabethan Credulity, 1940

 File — Box 02: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124700], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS020:01.35
Scope and Contents

The materials include a document discussing Elizabethan Credulity and how individual attitudes towards strange features of the world might affect the response of readers towards literature that makes references to those wonders.

Dates: 1940