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Shakespeare Papers William Maginn

Shakespeare Papers By William Maginn

Shakespeare Papers by William Maginn


Summary

This selection of literary nuggets by William Maginn, the brilliant and eccentric nineteenth-century English essayist, consists of two parts. The Shakespeare Papers express his sometimes unconventional opinions on eight of Shakespeare's major characters. Pictures Grave and Gay features four lighthearted short stories brimming with Maginn's odd wit.

Shakespeare Papers Summary

Shakespeare Papers: Pictures Grave and Gay by William Maginn

The writings in this collection first appeared in Bentley's Miscellany, the well-known nineteenth-century journal whose first editor was Charles Dickens. Their author, William Maginn, was widely acknowledged as one of the most eccentric and brilliant periodical writers of his time. This volume, consisting of two parts, was put together by his friends and well-wishers after his death in 1842. The first part, The Shakespeare Papers, features eight essays that display Maginn's brilliantly tangential and often counter-intuitive approach to Shakespearean characters and includes his views on Falstaff, Jacques, Romeo, Bottom, Lady Macbeth, Timon of Athens, Polonius and Iago. The second part, Pictures Grave and Gay, consists of four short stories peopled with eccentric characters and brimming with Maginn's odd wit. The spectrum of writing contained in this volume gives the reader a rich harvest of literary nuggets that is both historical and timeless.

Table of Contents

1. Biographical sketch of Dr Maginn; 2. Shakspeare papers; 3. Pictures grave and gay.

Additional information

NLS9781108000246
9781108000246
110800024X
Shakespeare Papers: Pictures Grave and Gay by William Maginn
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2009-07-20
380
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