The Shakespearean Quarterly
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some pages removed otherwise pages in good condition despite foxing and usual aging. Binding tight.
A rare and scholarly relic from the early 20th century, The Shakespearean Quarterly, edited by Hector Bolitho, offers a fascinating window into the critical discourse surrounding the Bard’s work in 1920. This volume stands as a testament to the era's rigorous academic engagement with Elizabethan drama, collating essays, analyses, and critiques that reflect the intellectual climate of post-WWI literary studies. It provides researchers and enthusiasts alike with a preserved snapshot of how Shakespearean scholarship was framed and debated during this transitional period in the arts. The publication serves as an expansive anthology that traverses the breadth of Shakespearean influence, touching upon elements of poetry, staging, and structural theory. Bolitho’s curation emphasizes the enduring power of these plays, contextualizing them within a broader history of dramatic arts. For the serious collector or historian of 20th-century criticism, this work acts as both a primary source of period-specific literary interpretation and a tactile piece of theatrical history, capturing the dedication and meticulous nature of the scholars who sought to decode the complexity of the Shakespearean canon.
Author: Hector Bolitho (editor)
Format: Hardback
Published: 1922, The Shakespearean Quarterly, The Banking House
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some pages removed otherwise pages in good condition despite foxing and usual aging. Binding tight.
A rare and scholarly relic from the early 20th century, The Shakespearean Quarterly, edited by Hector Bolitho, offers a fascinating window into the critical discourse surrounding the Bard’s work in 1920. This volume stands as a testament to the era's rigorous academic engagement with Elizabethan drama, collating essays, analyses, and critiques that reflect the intellectual climate of post-WWI literary studies. It provides researchers and enthusiasts alike with a preserved snapshot of how Shakespearean scholarship was framed and debated during this transitional period in the arts. The publication serves as an expansive anthology that traverses the breadth of Shakespearean influence, touching upon elements of poetry, staging, and structural theory. Bolitho’s curation emphasizes the enduring power of these plays, contextualizing them within a broader history of dramatic arts. For the serious collector or historian of 20th-century criticism, this work acts as both a primary source of period-specific literary interpretation and a tactile piece of theatrical history, capturing the dedication and meticulous nature of the scholars who sought to decode the complexity of the Shakespearean canon.