The Rural Life Of Shakespeare

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Excerpt from The Rural Life of Shakespeare, As: Illustrated by His Works Four years have elapsed since I published the result of my examination of Shakespeare, in a peculiar and limited point of view, to which I had been induced to give special attention while engaged in general study of his dramatic works. Encouraged by the approval of some of our most eminent Shakespearean students and scholars, and by the almost unanimous verdict of the Press, I have prosecuted the agreeable research; and I offer, in consequence, this enlarged edition. I have resisted the temptation to explain or remark on much of the text extracted; considering that, although such discussions would be interesting, they might possibly weaken the impression that I wished to make from the large number of quotations which seem to stand with such weight in their own apt and expressive language. In some instances, however, I have briefly added notes; and in a few only, I have written more at length. It is to the student of our greatest man I appeal; and, I am satisfied, he will find ample evidence in the passages themselves without need of prolix or lengthy pleading. It would have been very remarkable if an opinion so novel and decided as that to which I am committed had passed unchallenged; and therefore I was not surprised in receiving two or three adverse criticisms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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