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xii, 305 pages 24 cm, \"This book began as a doctoral thesis at the University of Missouri. It has been completely rewritten since its presentation there in 1930\"--Preface, \"Chronological list of American editions of Shakespeare: 1787-1865\": pages 168-184. Bibliography at end of most of the chapters, The introduction of Shakespeare into America -- The first Shakespearean plays upon the American stage -- Charlotte Ramsay Lennox: the first American born Shakespearean critic -- The first American publications of Shakespeare -- The first complete American edition of Shakespeare -- The first Boston editions: 1802-1812 -- The first American variorum: 1805-1809 -- Editions from Dennie's to Peabody's -- The first American text founded upon original sources -- Verplanck's edition: 1844-1847 -- Simms' edition of the apocryphal plays -- Hudson's first edition: 1851-1858 -- Other editions, chiefly English reprints, up to 1865 -- Richard Grant White's edition: 1857-1865 -- Chronological list of American editions of Shakespeare: 1787-1865 -- Aesthetic criticism -- The moral justification of Shakespeare -- Acknowledgment of Shakespeare's preeminence as a poet -- American biographies of Shakesp

Author

Westfall, Alfred Van Rensselaer, 1889-

Publisher

New York, The H.W. Wilson Co.

Published

1939

Language

EN

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities