The Shakespearean Myth: William Shakespeare and Circumstantial Evidence

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Shakespearean Myth: William Shakespeare and Circumstantial Evidence by Appleton Morgan, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Appleton Morgan ISBN: 9781465562845
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Appleton Morgan
ISBN: 9781465562845
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
M. Guizot, in his History of England, states the Shakespearean problem in a few words, when he says: "Let us finally mention the great comedian, the great tragedian, the great philosopher, the great poet, who was in his lifetime butcher's apprentice, poacher, actor, theatrical manager, and whose name is William Shakespeare. In twenty years, amid the duties of his profession, the care of mounting his pieces, of instructing his actors, he composed the thirty-two tragedies and comedies, in verse and prose, rich with an incomparable knowledge of human nature, and an unequaled power of imagination, terrible and comic by turns, profound and delicate, homely and touching, responding to every emotion of the soul, divining all that was beyond the range of his experience and for ever remaining the treasure of the age—all this being accomplished, Shakespeare left the theater and the busy world, at the age of forty-five, to return to Stratford-on-Avon, where lived peacefully in the most modest retirement, writing nothing and never returning to the stage—ignored and unknown if his works had not forever marked out his place in the world—a strange example of an imagination so powerful, suddenly ceasing to produce, and closing, once for all, the door to the efforts of genius."
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
M. Guizot, in his History of England, states the Shakespearean problem in a few words, when he says: "Let us finally mention the great comedian, the great tragedian, the great philosopher, the great poet, who was in his lifetime butcher's apprentice, poacher, actor, theatrical manager, and whose name is William Shakespeare. In twenty years, amid the duties of his profession, the care of mounting his pieces, of instructing his actors, he composed the thirty-two tragedies and comedies, in verse and prose, rich with an incomparable knowledge of human nature, and an unequaled power of imagination, terrible and comic by turns, profound and delicate, homely and touching, responding to every emotion of the soul, divining all that was beyond the range of his experience and for ever remaining the treasure of the age—all this being accomplished, Shakespeare left the theater and the busy world, at the age of forty-five, to return to Stratford-on-Avon, where lived peacefully in the most modest retirement, writing nothing and never returning to the stage—ignored and unknown if his works had not forever marked out his place in the world—a strange example of an imagination so powerful, suddenly ceasing to produce, and closing, once for all, the door to the efforts of genius."

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Merry Go Down: A Gallery of Gorgeous Drunkards Through the Ages by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book The Rhyme of All Flesh by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book A Review of Algebra by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book Ethan Allen: The Robin Hood of Vermont by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book By Right of Sword by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book Polynesian Mythology & Ancient Traditional History Of The New Zealanders by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book Following the Equator by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book Louis Lambert by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book Stones of The Temple: Lessons from The Fabric and Furniture of The Church by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book The Centralia Conspiracy by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book A Tale of the Summer Holidays by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book Miss Cootes' Confession: The Voluptuous Experiences of an Old Maid by Appleton Morgan
Cover of the book Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Appleton Morgan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy