The Quarterly Review, Volume 290John Murray, 1952 - English literature |
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SCOTT'S KNOWLEDGE OF SHAKESPEARE .. 6 6 DURING his lifetime and for many years after his death Sir Walter Scott was often called the Scottish Shakespeare , although he himself disclaimed the comparison when he wrote in his ' Journal ...
SCOTT'S KNOWLEDGE OF SHAKESPEARE .. 6 6 DURING his lifetime and for many years after his death Sir Walter Scott was often called the Scottish Shakespeare , although he himself disclaimed the comparison when he wrote in his ' Journal ...
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6 6 6 But , in addition to the reading of drama , one of Scott's favourite pastimes at this age was private theatricals in his parents ' Edinburgh house . At these productions , performed in the dining - room , Scott was always the ...
6 6 6 But , in addition to the reading of drama , one of Scott's favourite pastimes at this age was private theatricals in his parents ' Edinburgh house . At these productions , performed in the dining - room , Scott was always the ...
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One doubts if Scott wrote the Preface to this collection , especially as it states : Coarse and indelicate passages may be found by those who love to glean for them ; but the general tenour of our more ancient Plays is highly virtuous .
One doubts if Scott wrote the Preface to this collection , especially as it states : Coarse and indelicate passages may be found by those who love to glean for them ; but the general tenour of our more ancient Plays is highly virtuous .
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 290 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1952 |
| Original from | University of Georgia Libraries |
| Digitized | 10 Jun 2022 |
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