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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Genial Literary Satire in the Forest of Arden, 1935

 File — Box 03: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124718], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS020:01.56
Scope and Contents

The document discusses how Shakespeare overly satirizes his language and his writing for the play "As You Like It" and what that says about his criticism towards the show.

Dates: 1935

Hermione's Statue Again, 1938

 File — Box 08: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008243765], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS020:02.78
Scope and Contents

The document discusses possible sources for the statue scene at the end of A Winter's tale, explaining why the statue comes to life. The potential source is named Signor Timbreo di Cardona and Finecia Leonato, the twentieth story in the Novels of Bandello, which before A Winter's Tale, inspired another Shakespeare play: Much Ado About Nothing.

Dates: 1938

Language in Shakespeare's time, 1906-1926

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS020:01.85
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1906-1926

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

Montaigne-Shakespeare and the Deadly Parallel, 1943

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS020:02.15
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1943

Mr. Swinburne's "Flat Burglary" on Shakspeare, 1879

 File — Box 07: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008229236], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS020:02.63
Scope and Contents

The document contains letters written to the "Spectator" editor regarding how Mr. Swinburne should be considered a sham as his words regarding Shakespeare are considered too false. The notes also point out Mr. Swinburne's mistakes in some of his writings.

Dates: 1879

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

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 essays on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, 1935-1940

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS020:02.17
Scope and Contents

Various documents and essays examining the origins and inspiration for Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing, including possible Italian sources.

Dates: 1935-1940