Project Gutenberg 2015-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 187 Douce, Francis 1757 1834 Douce, F. (Francis) Illustrations of Shakspeare, and of Ancient Manners: with Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shakspeare; on a Collection of Popular Tales Entitled Gesta Romanorum; and on the English Morris dance. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Illustrations of Shakspeare, and of Ancient Manners" by Francis Douce is a collection of literary commentary and historical analysis written in the early 19th century. This work serves as an exploration of Shakspeare's texts, particularly focusing on elucidating clowns and fools within his plays, the influences of popular tales like the "Gesta Romanorum," and the cultural significance of the English morris dance. At the start of the text, Douce presents a preface that underlines the necessity of commentary on Shakespeare's complex writings. He outlines his approach, indicating a division of readers based on how they engage with Shakespeare's plays, and reflects on previous scholars' contributions to the field. Douce's introduction suggests that his work will build upon these foundations, aiming to shed light on obscure customs, clarify difficult passages, and provide a deeper understanding of the characters and themes that populate Shakespeare’s works. Overall, the opening sections set the stage for an in-depth look at the rich interplay between Shakespeare's literature and the social customs of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation Morris dance Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Manners and customs Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Clowns Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Fools Manners and customs in literature Fools and jesters in literature Exempla in literature Clowns in literature Gesta Romanorum Fools and jesters -- England -- History -- 16th century Clowns -- England -- History -- 16th century PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 1522452 1522535 2024-09-21T04:40:35.548353 2023-09-21T14:29:05.794523 text/html text/html 1528135 2015-10-15T19:06:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 3127624 2015-10-15T19:06:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3365463 2024-09-21T04:41:17.994121 application/epub+zip 3370267 2024-09-21T04:40:46.315265 application/epub+zip 674435 2024-09-21T04:40:40.883294 application/epub+zip 3853093 2024-09-21T04:41:34.561082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3703878 2024-09-21T04:41:09.458176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1013855 2022-09-22T17:10:13.358706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1172707 1172501 2024-09-21T04:40:28.426428 2023-09-21T14:28:58.604970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1173122 2015-10-15T19:06:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 459005 2015-10-15T19:06:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21446 2024-09-21T04:41:34.745048 application/rdf+xml 33242 2024-09-21T04:40:41.211304 image/jpeg 4482 2024-09-21T04:40:41.052307 image/jpeg 3160956 2024-09-21T04:40:35.799318 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