Shakespeare, the Man: An Essay

Eare: Cfje Jttan. (1853-) lHE greatest of English fpoets, it is often said, is but a name. No letter of his writing, no record of his conversation, no character of him drawn with any fullness by a contemporary have been extracted by antiquaries from the piles of rubbish which they have sifted. Yet of no person is there a clearer picture in the popular fancy. You seem to have knownS hakespeare, to have seenS hakespeare, to have been friends withS hakespeare. We would attempt a slight delineation of the popular idea which has been formed: not from loose tradition or remote research, not from what some one says somxC one else said that the poet said, but from data which are at least undoubted, from the sure testimony of his certain works. Shakespeare et son Temps: Etude Litter aire. Far M. Guizot. 1852. Notes andE mendations to the Text of Shakespeare sP lays from early Manuscript Corrections in aC opy of the Folio, i6j2, in the possession of R. Fayne Collier, Esq., F.S.A. London.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org