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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:

Middleton's Residence at Oxford, 1946

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:02.09
Scope and Contents

A short essay that discusses Thomas Middleton's college career and his short residency at Oxford.

Dates: 1946

Mistaken Identity in Shakespeare's Comedies, 1934

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS020:02.12
Scope and Contents

The document examines dramtic irony in the form of mistaken identity and how it is used commonly throughout Shakespeare's works.

Dates: 1934

Modern language notes, 1933

 File — Box 01: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124692], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS020:01.17
Scope and Contents

The material includes Volume 48, Number 7 of Modern Language Notes with an article titled "Belial as an Example."

Dates: 1933

Modern language quarterly, 1942

 File — Box 01: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124692], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS020:01.20
Scope and Contents

The material includes Volume 3, Number 2 of Modern Language Quarterly with an article titled "Nature and the Tragic Hero in Chapman's Bussy Plays." The article discusses the ethical and philosophical themes Chapman portrays in his plays.

Dates: 1942

Mr. Graydon's "Defense of Criseyde, 1929

 File — Box 03: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124718], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS020:01.62
Scope and Contents

The document analyzes Mr. Graydon's "Defense of Criseyde," which states that Troilus is mostly to blame for Criseyde's lack of steadfastness. The paper discusses why that may or may not be accurate based on specific evidence.

Dates: 1929

Samuel Tannenbaum Shakespeariana collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-020
Abstract

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: 1850-1977

Nature in Shakespeare, 1922

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS020:02.20
Scope and Contents

The document examines various articles about Shakespeare's works in order to determine his attitude towards the natural world.

Dates: 1922

New Facts about George Turbervile, 1918

 File — Box 08: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008243765], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS020:02.71
Scope and Contents

The document includes notes and facts on the life and times of George Turbervile as well as his writings.

Dates: 1918

Notes and essays on performances of Shakespeare in America, 1927-1947

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 28
Identifier: MSS020:02.28
Scope and Contents

Various documents that discuss different performances of Shakespeare to examine the effect that Shakespeare has on different audiences, such as the American people and even specifically Ante-Bellum Mississippi. Also included is an article discussing Shakespeare in film.

Dates: 1927-1947

Notes and essay's on Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, 1887, 1938-1946

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS020:02.06
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1887, 1938-1946