The Autobiography of Shakespeare: A Fragment:
From INTRODUCTION. FIVE years ago I laid these following papers aside. I was then much broken in health and spirit. And I was overwhelmed by the solemn importance of the work, and bewildered and almost discouraged by the many inconsistencies with known or, rather, assumed facts or beliefs, and even, very often, with itself. Furthermore, doubts of various kinds - perhaps I should rather say subtle cross-questionings and wonderings - at times assailed me: but I had only to read some pages, almost at random, when doubt would vanish like mist before the sun. About six months ago I was strongly impelled to complete my obvious duty. At my age of seventy-two I cannot afford further delays or daring triflings with time.
Yet I would fain have waited for further corroborations - personal, literary, topographical. I earnestly beg all who can help - particularly as regards the sermons, plays and books which Shakespeare brought to London - to communicate with me. I have for some months past occupied myself very perseveringly to verify and confirm, so far as possible, the statements of this momentous though broken and unrevised autobiography. I have been ably assisted, and I have had a certain success - not very much, but strangely remarkable.
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Yet I would fain have waited for further corroborations - personal, literary, topographical. I earnestly beg all who can help - particularly as regards the sermons, plays and books which Shakespeare brought to London - to communicate with me. I have for some months past occupied myself very perseveringly to verify and confirm, so far as possible, the statements of this momentous though broken and unrevised autobiography. I have been ably assisted, and I have had a certain success - not very much, but strangely remarkable.
The Autobiography of Shakespeare: A Fragment:
From INTRODUCTION. FIVE years ago I laid these following papers aside. I was then much broken in health and spirit. And I was overwhelmed by the solemn importance of the work, and bewildered and almost discouraged by the many inconsistencies with known or, rather, assumed facts or beliefs, and even, very often, with itself. Furthermore, doubts of various kinds - perhaps I should rather say subtle cross-questionings and wonderings - at times assailed me: but I had only to read some pages, almost at random, when doubt would vanish like mist before the sun. About six months ago I was strongly impelled to complete my obvious duty. At my age of seventy-two I cannot afford further delays or daring triflings with time.
Yet I would fain have waited for further corroborations - personal, literary, topographical. I earnestly beg all who can help - particularly as regards the sermons, plays and books which Shakespeare brought to London - to communicate with me. I have for some months past occupied myself very perseveringly to verify and confirm, so far as possible, the statements of this momentous though broken and unrevised autobiography. I have been ably assisted, and I have had a certain success - not very much, but strangely remarkable.
Yet I would fain have waited for further corroborations - personal, literary, topographical. I earnestly beg all who can help - particularly as regards the sermons, plays and books which Shakespeare brought to London - to communicate with me. I have for some months past occupied myself very perseveringly to verify and confirm, so far as possible, the statements of this momentous though broken and unrevised autobiography. I have been ably assisted, and I have had a certain success - not very much, but strangely remarkable.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781663528605 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 07/07/2020 |
| Pages: | 178 |
| Sales rank: | 655,163 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d) |
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