Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 257 Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837 1909 Maitland, Thomas Maitland, A. C. (Algernon Charles) Swinburne, Algernon C. Gosse, Edmund 1849 1928 Gosse, Edmund W. (Edmund William) Gosse, Edmund William, Sir A Study of Shakespeare "Report of the proceedings ... of the newest Shakespeare society" is an attack upon the New Shakespere society. A study of Shakespeare. I. First period: lyric and fantastic. II. Second period: comic and historic. III. Third period: tragic and romantic (from Fortnightly review, May, 1875, January, 1876) -- Appendix. I. Note on the historical play of King Edward III (from Gentleman's magazine, August and September, 1879) II. Report of the proceedings on the first anniversary session of the newest Shakespeare society (from the Examiner, April, 1876) III. Additions and corrections [signed: Chimera Bombinans in Vacuo] (from the Examiner, April, 1876). This eBook was prepared by Les Bowler "A Study of Shakespeare" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a critical study written in the late 19th century. The text appears to serve as an in-depth analysis of the development and evolution of Shakespeare's poetic style and metric forms. Swinburne's exploration comes at a time when debates regarding Shakespeare's authorship and the authenticity of his plays were prominent. The opening of the work introduces Swinburne's intention to investigate the metrical progression and stylistic changes in Shakespeare's writing over distinct periods of his career. He presents the metaphor of Shakespeare's works as an uncharted sea, emphasizing the complexities and challenges of literary criticism. The preface outlines the framework for Swinburne's analysis, hinting at a division of Shakespeare's oeuvre into three main periods, each marked by unique stylistic traits. Through this methodology, the author sets a foundation for exploring the evolution of one of literature's most monumental figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation New Shakspere Society (Great Britain) PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 465727 2025-08-07T06:57:08.230127 text/html 466202 2020-12-12T07:41:34 text/html 266302 2025-08-07T06:57:15.921030 application/epub+zip 272538 2025-08-07T06:57:11.193098 application/epub+zip 253586 2025-08-07T06:57:10.026081 application/epub+zip 468746 2025-08-07T06:57:19.466068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439557 2025-08-07T06:57:15.211066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399160 2022-09-08T05:14:49.427204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441272 2025-08-07T06:57:07.717079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 441123 2020-12-12T07:41:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19994 2025-08-07T06:57:19.616028 application/rdf+xml 14512 2025-08-07T06:57:10.542052 image/jpeg 3780 2025-08-07T06:57:10.283064 image/jpeg 175504 2020-12-12T07:41:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 172068 2020-12-12T07:41:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 263937 2025-08-07T06:57:08.267094 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia