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100 1 _aLowell, James Russell,
_d1819-1891
245 1 4 _aThe old English dramatists
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-05
505 0 _aIntroductory -- Marlowe -- Webster -- Chapman -- Beaumont and Fletcher -- Massinger and Ford.
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Old English Dramatists" by James Russell Lowell is a critical work that appears to have been written in the late 19th century. This examination consists of lectures focusing on the prominent figures of English drama during the Elizabethan era, notably Christopher Marlowe, John Webster, and others who shaped the landscape of early English theatre. Lowell aims to explore the qualities, significance, and legacy of these playwrights, highlighting their contributions to drama and literature that still resonate today. The opening of the work provides a reflective introduction to Lowell's thoughts on lecturing and the challenges of distilling thoughts into a structured presentation. He recalls his own experiences lecturing thirty-two years prior and his long-standing affinity for Old English dramatists. Lowell expresses his understanding of the historical context and the literary evolution leading to the period of the dramatists he intends to discuss, contrasting their works with those of Shakespeare. He discusses the development of language and how it helped elevate the dramatic arts, setting the stage for a deep dive into a rich tapestry of literary criticism and exploration of these writers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892
653 _aEnglish drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism
700 1 _aNorton, Charles Eliot,
_d1827-1908
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/oldenglishdramat00loweiala/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72335
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