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Author
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Date published
1884
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Publisher
London : K. Paul, Trench, Co, 1884.
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Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Philosophy.
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Accession number
8100348X
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Class
62/FEI
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Language
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Physical description
2 p. l., (vii)-viii, 210 p ; 20 cm.
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Formatted contents note: Introduction.--The beginnings of the English drama. The stage a medium for political and religious controversies Shakspere's political creed. Florio's translation of Montaigne's essays.--Montaigne.--Hamlet.--The controversy between Ben Johnson and Dekker. Mention of a dispute between Ben Jonson and Shakspere in 'The return from Parnassus'. Characteristic of Ben Jonson. Ben Jonson's hostile attitude towards Shakspere. Dramatic skirmish between Ben Jonson and Shakspere. Ben Jonson's 'Poetaster'. Dekker's 'Satiromastix'.--'Volpone', by Ben Jonson. 'Eastward hoe', by Chapman, Ben Jonson, and Marston. 'The malcontent', by John Marston.