Project Gutenberg 2011-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 526 Spalding, William 1809 1859 Furnivall, Frederick James 1825 1910 Furnivall, F. J. (Frederick James) Burton, John Hill 1809 1881 16024988 A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Mike Zeug, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen" by William Spalding is a critical essay written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the debate on the authorship of the play "The Two Noble Kinsmen," often attributed to both William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Spalding examines both external historical evidence and the internal stylistic characteristics of the play, ultimately seeking to affirm Shakespeare's involvement in its creation. The opening of the essay sets the stage for a thorough investigation, addressing the uncertainties surrounding the attribution of "The Two Noble Kinsmen" to Shakespeare. Spalding notes the importance of external evidence of authorship, acknowledging that some plays historically associated with Shakespeare may not belong to him, while others may be left out. He emphasizes the significance of the play being publicly credited to both Shakespeare and Fletcher upon its publication, despite showing signs of a distinct Shakespearean touch in language and style. Moreover, he reflects on the peculiarities of Shakespeare's literary voice in comparison to Fletcher's, establishing a framework that suggests an analytical, comparative approach to understanding the authorship debate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Authorship Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. Two noble kinsmen PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 520045 2025-08-14T12:04:04.223073 text/html 520109 2021-01-07T15:39:20 text/html 5646281 2025-08-14T12:04:48.002910 application/epub+zip 5592061 2025-08-14T12:04:19.642040 application/epub+zip 238095 2025-08-14T12:04:07.434038 application/epub+zip 55300448 2025-08-14T12:05:01.419312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55280313 2025-08-14T12:04:32.753963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411125 2022-09-16T10:10:07.164224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391721 2025-08-14T12:04:02.139058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 391626 2021-01-07T15:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 391767 2021-01-07T15:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 391768 2021-01-07T15:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23909 2025-08-14T12:05:01.776271 application/rdf+xml 23609 2025-08-14T12:04:08.046048 image/jpeg 4832 2025-08-14T12:04:07.763035 image/jpeg 145686 2021-01-07T15:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 145662 2021-01-07T15:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 5408833 2021-01-07T15:39:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 145586 2021-01-07T15:39:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 5493120 2025-08-14T12:04:04.580070 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 en.wikipedia