Project Gutenberg 2004-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 121 Hudson, Henry Norman 1814 1886 Hudson, H. N. (Henry Norman) Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Riikka Talonpoika and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I." by Henry Norman Hudson is a biographical work written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the life, artistic contributions, and dramatic characters of William Shakespeare, providing an in-depth historical context regarding the evolution of English drama. Hudson explores Shakespeare's heritage, personal life, and his significant influence on literature and theater. The opening of the text introduces the subject matter by emphasizing Shakespeare's renowned status as the preeminent figure in literature. It outlines the scant historical documentation surrounding his life and discusses previous attempts at biographical accounts, highlighting their reliance on traditional materials. Hudson begins to trace Shakespeare’s lineage, detailing the lives of his parents, John and Mary Shakespeare, their socioeconomic status, and significant events in their lives that may have shaped Shakespeare's future, including the connections to the burgeoning world of drama in England. This establishes the groundwork for a fuller exploration of Shakespeare's artistic journey and the cultural backdrop against which his works were created. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism Characters and characteristics in literature PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 1063076 1057748 2024-10-06T07:48:24.715904 2023-10-06T09:02:41.269981 text/html text/html 1067231 2020-12-18T04:53:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 394833 2020-12-18T04:53:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 495241 2024-10-06T07:48:40.535308 application/epub+zip 515757 2024-10-06T07:48:29.285892 application/epub+zip 484679 2024-10-06T07:48:27.553921 application/epub+zip 946631 2024-10-06T07:48:48.719259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 984994 2024-10-06T07:48:39.246325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790819 2022-09-07T01:56:12.593900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 993697 993614 2024-10-06T07:48:22.575922 2023-10-06T09:02:39.445929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 993600 2020-12-18T04:53:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 383050 2020-12-18T04:53:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 993599 2020-12-18T04:53:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382960 2020-12-18T04:53:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22226 2024-10-06T07:48:48.860267 application/rdf+xml 23274 2024-10-06T07:48:28.159870 image/jpeg 4976 2024-10-06T07:48:27.854880 image/jpeg 484485 2024-10-06T07:48:24.808911 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog