Project Gutenberg 2025-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 93 Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir 1861 1922 Raleigh, Sir Walter Alexander Lehtonen, J. V. (Johannes Vihtori) 1883 1948 Lehtonen, Johannes Vihtori Lehtonen, Vihtori Shakespeare $aPorvoo :$bWSOY, $c1908. Tuula Temonen "Shakespeare" by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh is a historical literary study written in the early 20th century. The book examines the life, character, and enduring influence of William Shakespeare, reflecting on how his works have been interpreted and revered across different eras. Raleigh discusses both Shakespeare’s literary achievements and his position in English cultural history, making this work suitable for readers interested in literary criticism or the legacy of major writers. The opening of the book focuses on the challenges each era faces in appreciating and understanding Shakespeare. The author describes how contemporaries saw Shakespeare primarily as a successful playwright and actor rather than a genius, and how his elevated status grew after his death, particularly following the publication of the first folio. Raleigh examines the shifting critical attitudes toward Shakespeare, highlighting both exaggerated reverence and the pitfalls of over-analysis. He makes the case that Shakespeare is best understood through his works themselves rather than through biographical details or speculative interpretations, emphasizing the universality, humanity, and creative abundance found in his plays. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250406095246raleigh 1908 FI Reading ease score: 25.6 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Biography Stratford-upon-Avon (England) -- Biography PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 543079 2025-07-30T05:22:39.119921 text/html 286887 2025-07-30T05:22:47.771410 application/epub+zip 294143 2025-07-30T05:22:42.458940 application/epub+zip 277722 2025-07-30T05:22:41.260893 application/epub+zip 491260 2025-07-30T05:22:51.919319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464869 2025-07-30T05:22:46.964398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516244 2025-07-30T05:22:38.733963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496540 2025-04-08T16:13:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16188 2025-07-30T05:22:52.062352 application/rdf+xml 13351 2025-07-30T05:22:41.791916 image/jpeg 3475 2025-07-30T05:22:41.536906 image/jpeg 283447 2025-07-30T05:22:39.165002 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 fi.wikipedia