Project Gutenberg 2008-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 345 Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon) 1856 1933 Robertson, John Mackinnon Montaigne and Shakspere Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Montaigne and Shakepere" by J. M. Robertson is an analytical work written in the late 19th century. This book explores the influences that the essays of Michel de Montaigne had on the works of William Shakespeare, specifically citing textual parallels and thematic connections between the two influential figures of literature. Robertson seeks to unravel the complexities of Shakespeare's growth as a playwright and philosopher through Montaigne's ideas. The opening of this work discusses the resurgence of Shakespearean studies and the noticeable gap in substantial examination of Montaigne's influence on Shakespeare's plays. Robertson notes that while traces of Montaigne’s ideas can be observed in Shakespeare's works, deeper systematic explorations have been limited and underappreciated. The author references previous scholars and their observations about specific passages in plays such as "The Tempest" and "Hamlet," positing that the philosophical undercurrents found in these texts are enriched by Montaigne's essays. He establishes a foundation for a more comprehensive exploration of how Montaigne’s insights might have shaped Shakespeare's reflections on themes such as human nature, existence, and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Philosophy Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592 -- Influence PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 316887 2025-06-10T13:08:52.951607 text/html 320525 2008-05-20T06:52:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 106729 2008-05-20T06:52:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 188336 2025-06-10T13:09:03.241578 application/epub+zip 192893 2025-06-10T13:08:57.048540 application/epub+zip 180353 2025-06-10T13:08:55.152554 application/epub+zip 374143 2025-06-10T13:09:07.117518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372096 2025-06-10T13:09:02.157567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326544 2022-09-12T04:41:08.504327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236283 2025-06-10T13:08:51.821535 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236034 2008-05-20T06:52:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 92912 2008-05-20T06:52:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236072 2008-05-20T06:52:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92822 2008-05-20T06:52:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20954 2025-06-10T13:09:07.269462 application/rdf+xml 15266 2025-06-10T13:08:56.035546 image/jpeg 4056 2025-06-10T13:08:55.454524 image/jpeg 184714 2025-06-10T13:08:52.976559 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