Sidney Lee

Chapter I - Parentage and Birth, Chapter II - Childhood, Education, and Marriage, Chapter III - The Farewell to Stratford, Chapter IV - On the London Stage, Chapter V - Early Dramatic Efforts, Chapter VI - The First Appeal to the Reading Public, Chapter VII - The Sonnets and their Literary History, Chapter VIII - The Borrowed Conceits of the Sonnets, Chapter IX - The Patronage of the Earl of Southampton, Chapter X - The Supposed Story of Intrigue in the Sonnets, Chapter XI - The Development of Dramatic Power, Chapter XII - The Practical Affairs of Life, Chapter XIII - Maturity of Genius, Chapter XIV - The Highest Themes of Tragedy, Chapter XV - The Latest Plays, Chapter XVI - The Close of Life, Chapter XVII - Survivors and Descendants, Chapter XVIII - Autographs, Portraits, and Memorials, Chapter XIX - Bibliography, Chapter XX - Posthumous Reputation, Chapter XXI - General Estimate.

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This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

"The eleven papers which are collected here were written between 1899 and 1905. With the exception of one, entitled 'Aspects of Shakespeare's philosophy, ' which is now printed for the first time, all were published in periodicals in the course of those six years."--Pref Shakespeare and the modern stage.--Shakespeare and the Elizabethan playgoer.--Shakespeare in oral tradition.--Pepys and Shakespeare.--Mr. Benson and the Shakespearean drama.--The municipal theatre.--Aspects of Shakespeare's philosophy.--Shakespeare and patriotism.--A peril of Shakespearean research.--Shakespeare in France.--The commemoration of Shakespeare in London