tory verses on the poet, 147, 164, | Edwardes, Richard, author of the 167; on the poet's popularity, 184 lost play Palamon and Arcyte, 'Don Quixote' and the lost play Cardenio, 136
Doncaster, the name of Shakespeare
Donne, Dr. John, his anecdote about Shakespeare and Jonson, 87 Donnelly, Mr. Ignatius, 210 Double Falsehood, or the Distrest Lovers, 136
Douce, Francis, 205 Dowdall, John, 203 Dowden, Professor, 187, 205 Drake, Nathan, 205, 207 Drayton, Michael, 37.353; claims im- mortality for his sonnets, 57; enter- tained by Shakespeare at New Place, Stratford, 144 Droeshout, Martin, engraver of the portrait in the First Folio, 155–7; his uncle of the same name, a painter, 157
Droitwich, native place of John Heming, one of Shakespeare's actor-friends, 19
Dryden, a criticism of the poet's work by, 185; presented with a copy of the Chandos portrait of the poet, 158; 203
Ducis, Jean-François, adaptations of the poet for the French stage by, 197, 198
Dulwich, manor of, purchased by Edward Alleyn, 103 Dumain, Lord, in Love's Labour's Lost, 31
Dumas, Alexandre, adaptation of Hamlet by, 198
Duport, Paul, repeats Voltaire's cen- sure, 197
Dyce, Alexander, on The Two Noble Kinsmen, 136; his edition of Shake- speare, 180
EDEN, translation of Magellan's 'Voyage to the South Pole' by, 133
Editions of Shakespeare's works. See under Quarto and Folio Editors of Shakespeare, in the eighteenth century, 173-80; in the nineteenth century, 180-2; variorum editions, 179-81 Education of Shakespeare, 7-10 Edward II, Marlowe's, Richard II suggested by, 39 Edward III, a play of uncertain authorship, 44; quotation from one of Shakespeare's sonnets, 44
Edwards, Thomas, 'Canons of Criti- cism' of, 177
Eld, George, printer, 71 Elizabeth, Princess, marriage of, performance of The Tempest, &c. at, 133, 136, 138, 139 Elizabeth, Queen: her visit to Kenil- worth, 10; Shakespeare and other actors play before her, 26, 44, 50; shows the poet special favour, 50-1; her enthusiasm for Falstaff, 50-1, 83; called 'Cynthia' by the poets, 69; elegies on her, 69; compliment to her in Midsummer Night's Dream, 76-7; her objections to Richard II, 87; death, 118
Elze, Friedrich Karl, 'Life of Shake- speare' by, 205; Shakespeare studies of, 195
Endymion, Lyly's, and Love's La- bour's Lost, 37
Eschenburg, Johann Joachim, com- pletes Wieland's German prose translation of Shakespeare, 193 Error, Historie of, and Comedy of Errors, 32
Essex, Robert Devereux, second Earl of, company of actors under the patronage of, 20; an enthusiastic reception predicted for him in London in Henry V, 86; trial and execution, 87
'Euphues,' Lyly's, Polonius's advice to Laertes borrowed from, 37 Evans, Sir Hugh, quotes Latin phrases, 8; sings snatches of Marlowe's 'Come live with me and be my love,' 39
Every Man in his Humour, Shake- speare takes a part in the per- formance of, 26, 86; prohibition on its publication, 105
FAIRE EM, a play of doubtful au- thorship, 45
Falstaff, Queen Elizabeth's enthusi- asm for, 50-1, 83; 81-3 Farmer, Dr. Richard, on Shake- speare's education, 8, 205 Fastolf, Sir John, 82
Faucit, Helen. See Martin, Lady Felix and Philomena, History of, 31 Field, Henry, father of the London printer, 92
Field, Richard, 19-20; publishes 'Venus and Adonis, 46, and 'Lucrece,' 47
Florio, John, the sonnet prefixed to his 'Second Frutes,' 53; his transla- tion of Montaigne's 'Essays,' 133; Shakespeare's signature in the British Museum copy of Florio's 'Montaigne,' 154; his praise of Southampton, 64 Folio, the First, 1623: editor's note as to the ease with which the poet wrote, 28; the syndicate for its pro- duction, 166; its contents, 167; prefatory matter, 167; value of the text, 169; order of the plays, 169; the typography, 169; unique copies, 170-2; the Sheldon copy, 170; Sibthorp copy, 170-3; num- ber of extant copies, 172; Jaggard's presentation copy, 170-3; reprints, 173; the Daniel' copy, 172 Folio, the Second, 173 Folio, the Third, 173-4 Folio, the Fourth, 174 Forgeries in the 'Perkins Folio,' 173 Forman, Dr. Simon, 124, 131 Forrest, Edwin, American actor, 192 Fortune Theatre, 108
France, versions and criticisms of Shakespeare in, 196-8; stage rep- resentation of the poet in, 198 Freiligrath, Ferdinand von, German translation of Shakespeare by, 194 French, the poet's acquaintance with, 8 French, George Russell, 204 'Freyndon' (or Frittenden), I Friendship, sonnets of, Shakespeare's, 66-8
Frittenden, Kent. See Freyndon Fulbroke Park and the poaching episode, 17
Fuller, Thomas, allusion in his 'Worthies' to Sir John Fastolf, 82; on the 'wit combats' between Shakespeare and Jonson, 87; the first biographer of the poet, 203 Fulman, Rev. W., 203 Furness, Mr. H. H., his
Variorum' edition of Shakespeare, 180, 192
Furness, Mrs. H. H., 207 Furnivall, Dr. F. J., 165, 182, 187, 205
GARNETT, Henry, the Jesuit, 123 Garrick, David, 175, 187, 188-9 Gascoigne, George, his Supposes, 78 Gastrell, Rev. Francis, 151 Gates, Sir Thomas, 133 Germany, Shakespearean representa- tions in, 191, 195; translations of the poet's works and criticisms in, 193-6; Shakespeare Society in, 195 Gervinus, 'Commentaries' by, 195 'Gesta Romanorum' and the Mer- chant of Venice, 41
Ghost in Hamlet, the, played by Shakespeare, 26
Gilchrist, Octavius, 205 Gildon, Charles, on the rapid pro- duction of the Merry Wives of Windsor, 83
Giovanni (Fiorentino), Ser, Shake- speare's indebtedness to his 'Il Pecorone, 8, 41, 84
'Globe' edition of Shakespeare, 182 Globe Theatre, 23, 98, 100-1; de- scribed by Shakespeare, 23, cf. 84; revival of Richard II at, 86; per- formance of A Winter's Tale, 131; its destruction by fire, 137; Shake- speare's disposal of his shares, 139
Goethe, criticism and adaptation of Shakespeare by, 194
Golding, Arthur, his English version of the 'Metamorphoses,' 8, 77, 133 Gollancz, Mr. Israel, 182 Gosson, Stephen, his 'Schoole of Abuse,' 41
Gottsched, J. C., denunciation of Shakespeare by, 193
Gounod, opera of Romeo and Juliet by, 198
Gower, John, represented by the speaker of the prologues in Pericles, 127; his 'Confessio Amantis,' 127 Gower, Lord Ronald, 161
Grave, Shakespeare's, 144 Gray's Inn Hall, performance of The Comedy of Errors in, 43 Greek, Shakespeare's alleged ac- quaintance with, 8, 9 Green, C. F., 205
Greene, Robert, his attack on Shake- speare, 35; his publisher's apology, 35; his share in the original draft of Henry VI, 36; his influence on Shakespeare, 37; describes a meet-
ing with a player, 99; A Winter's Tale founded on his Pandosto, 132 Greene, Thomas, actor at the Red Bull Theatre, 19
Greene, Thomas (alias Shake- speare'), a tenant of New Place, and Shakespeare's legal adviser, 97, 104, 143
Greenwich Palace, Shakespeare and other actors play before Queen Elizabeth at, 26, 44, 51 Greet, hamlet in Gloucestershire, identical with the Greece' in the Taming of The Shrew, 80 Grendon, near Oxford, Shakespeare's alleged sojourn there, 19 Griggs, Mr. W., 165
Grimm, Baron, recognition of Shake- speare's greatness by, 197 'Groats-worth of Wit, Greene's pamphlet, 35
Guizot, François, revision of Le Tourneur's translation by, 197
'H., MR. W.,' 74-5; 'W. H.'s' true relations with Thomas Thorpe, 206 Hacket, Marian and Cicely, in the Taming of The Shrew, 78-9 Hal, Prince, 81, 84
Hales, John (of Eton), on the superi- ority of Shakespeare to all other poets, 184
Hall, Elizabeth, the poet's grand- daughter, 96, 140, 146, 150, 151 Hall, Dr. John, the poet's son-in-law, 140, 145, 150 Hall, Mrs. Susanna, the poet's elder daughter, 96, 140, 146, 149-59 Hall, William (1), on the inscription
over the poet's grave, 144, 203 Hall, William (2). See H., Mr. W.' Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard, his edition of Shakespeare, 173, 181; his great labours on Shakespeare's biography, 187, 204, 207 Hamlet: Polonius's advice to Laertes borrowed from Lyly's 'Euphues,' 37; allusion to boy-actors, 109-10; date of production, &c., 113-6. For editions see Section xvii. (Biblio- graphy), 163-82
Hanmer, Sir Thomas, 115; his edi- tion of Shakespeare, 176 Harington, Sir
Harington, Lucy, her marriage to the third Earl of Bedford, 76 Harness, William, 181
Harrison, John, publisher of 'Lu- crece,' 47
Harsnet, 'Declaration of Popish Im- postures' by, 125
Hart family, the, and the poet's reputed birthplace, 5
Hart, Joan, Shakespeare's sister, 5; his bequest to her, 146; her three sons, 146, 151 Hart, John, 151 Hart, Joseph C., 209
Hathaway, Anne. See Shakespeare, Anne
Hathaway, Catherine, sister of Anne Hathaway, II
Hathaway, Joan, mother of Anne Hathaway, II
Hathaway, Richard, marriage of his daughter Anne (or Agnes) to the poet, 10-12
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 210 Hazlitt, William, and Shakespearean criticism, 187, 205
Hecatommithi,' Cinthio's, Shake- speare's indebtedness to, 8, 32, 121 Heine, studies of Shakespeare's heroines by, 194
Helena in All's Well that Ends Well, 78
Heming, John (actor-friend of Shake- speare), 19, 22, 102, 103, 139; the poet's bequest to, 146; signs dedi- cation of First Folio, 166, 167-8 Henderson, John, actor, 189 Henley-in-Arden, 3
Henrietta Maria, Queen, billeted on Mrs. Hall (the poet's daughter) at Stratford, 150
Henry IV (parts i. and ii.): Justice Shallow, 26; its publication, 80-1; its characters, 81-4. For editions see Section xvii. (Bibliography), 163-82
Henry V, The Famous Victories of the groundwork of Henry IV and of Henry V, 80, 86
Henry V French dialogues, 8; date of production, &c., 84-6. For edi- tions see Section xvii. (Bibliogra- phy), 163-82
Henry VI (pt. i.), 34-7 Henry VI (pt. ii.): publication, &c., 36-7
Henry VI (pt. iii.), production, 22, 36; publication, &c., 36-7. For editions see Section xvii. (Biblio- graphy), 163-82
Henry VIII, 85; publication, author- ship, &c., 137-8. For editions see Section xvii. (Bibliography), 163-
Henslowe, Philip, erects the Rose | India, translations and representa- Theatre, 22, 116, 137 'Heptameron of Civil Discources,' Whetstone's, 122
Herder, Johann Gottfried, 193 Herford, Professor C. H., 182 'Hero and Leander,' Marlowe's, quo- tation in As You Like It from, 39 Herringman, H., 174 Hess, J. R., 193
Heyse, Paul, German translation of Shakespeare by, 194
Heywood, Thomas, his poems pirated in the Passionate Pilgrim,' 91, 164, 184
Hill, John, marriage of his widow, Agnes or Anne, to Robert Arden, 4 Holinshed's Chronicles,' materials taken by Shakespeare from, 9, 28, 38, 39, 80, 123, 125, 130 Holland, translations of Shakespeare in, 199
Holland, Hugh, 167 Holmes, Nathaniel, 210
Holofernes, quotes Latin phrases from Lily's grammar, 8 Horace, his claim for the immortal- ity of verse, 57 Hotspur, 81
Howard of Effingham, the Lord Admiral, Charles, Lord, his com- pany of actors, 21; its short alli- ance with Shakespeare's company,
Hudson, Rev. H. N., 182
Hughes, Mrs. Margaret, plays female parts in the place of boys, 188 Hugo, François Victor, translation of Shakespeare by, 197 Hugo, Victor, 197-8 Hungary, translations and perform- ances of Shakespeare in, 199 Hunsdon (Lord Chamberlain), George Carey, second Lord, his company of players, 22 Hunsdon (Lord Chamberlain), Henry Carey, first Lord, his com- pany of players, 22
Hunt, Thomas, master of Stratford Grammar School, 7 Hunter, Rev. Joseph, 187, 204 'Huon of Bordeaux,' hints for the story of Oberon from, 77
tions of Shakespeare in, 200 Ingannati (G), its resemblance to Twelfth Night, 107
Ireland, Samuel, on the poaching episode, 16-7
Irishman, the only, in Shakespeare's dramatis personæ, 85
Irving, Sir Henry, 191
Italian, the poet's acquaintance with, 8
Italy, Shakespeare's knowledge of, 25-6; translations and perform- ances of Shakespeare in, 198 Itinerary of Shakespeare's company in the provinces between 1593 and 1614, 24-5
JAGGARD, Isaac, 166, 167 Jaggard, William, piratically inserts two of Shakespeare's sonnets in his 'Passionate Pilgrim,' 70, 90, 163; prints the First Folio, 166, 167
James VI of Scotland and I of Eng- land, his appreciation of Shake- speare, 51; his accession to the English throne, 69; his patronage of Shakespeare and his company, 118-20; performances of A Win- ter's Tale and The Tempest before him, 131-2, 133 James, Sir Henry, 173 Jameson, Mrs., 207
Jansen, Cornelius, alleged portrait of Shakespeare by, 159 Few of Malta, Marlowe's, 42 Jew... showne at the Bull, a lost play, 41
John, King, old play on, attributed to the poet, 89
John, King, Shakespeare's play of, 43. For editions see Section xvii. (Bibliography), 163-82
Johnson, Dr., his story of Shake- speare, 20; his edition of Shake- speare, 177, 178, 179; his reply to Voltaire, 196
Johnson, Gerard, his monument to the poet in Stratford Church, 146 Johnson, Robert, lyrics set to music by, 134
Jonson, Ben, on Shakespeare's lack
of exact scholarship, 9; Shake- speare takes part in the performance of Every Man in his Humour and in Sejanus, 26; on Titus Androni- cus, 40; on the appreciation of Shakespeare shown by Elizabeth and James I, 51; relations with
Shakespeare, 86-7; share in the appendix to 'Love's Martyr,' 90; quarrel with Marston and Dekker, 109-13; his Poetaster,' III; allu- sions to him in the Return from Parnassus, 112; his scornful criti- cism of Julius Cæsar, 113; satiric allusion to A Winter's Tale, 132; his sneering reference to The Tempest in Bartholomew Fair, 134; entertained by Shakespeare at New Place, Stratford, 144; testimony to Shakespeare's character, 147; his tribute to Shakespeare in the First Folio, 167, 172, 183 Jordan, Mrs., 190
Jordan, Thomas, his lines on men playing female parts, 188 Jourdain, Sylvester, 132 Jubilee,' Shakespeare's, 187 Julius Cæsar, 107-8; Jonson's hostile criticism, 113. For editions see Section xvii. (Bibliography), 163-
La Harpe and the Shakespearean controversy in France, 197 Lamb, Charles, 136, 190 Lambarde, William, 87 Lambert, Edmund, mortgagee of the Asbies property, 7, 15, 129 Lambert, John, proposal to confer upon him an absolute title to the Asbies property, 15; John Shake- speare's lawsuit against, 97-8 Lane, Nicholas, a creditor of John Shakespeare, 92
Langbaine, Gerard, 40, 203 Laroche, Benjamin, translation by, 197
Latin, the poet's acquaintance with, 8-9
'Latten,' use of the word in Shake- speare, 87
Law, the poet's knowledge of, 20 Lawrence, Henry, his seal beneath Shakespeare's autograph, 141 Lear, King, date of composition, &c., 124-6. For editions see Section xvii. (Bibliography), 163-82 Leblanc, The Abbé, 196
Keller, A., German translation of Legge, Dr. Thomas, a Latin piece
Shakespeare by, 194
Kemble, Charles, 198 Kemble, John Philip, 189
Kemp, William, comedian, plays at Greenwich Palace, 26; 106,
Kenilworth, Elizabeth's visit to, 10, cf. 76
Ketzcher, N., translation into Russian by, 199
Killigrew, Thomas, and the substitu- tion of women for boys in female parts, 188
King's players, the company of, 22- 25; 118-20
Kirkland, the name of Shakespeare at, I
Kirkman, Francis, publisher, 90 Knight, Charles, 181
Kok, A. S., translation into Dutch by, 199
Körner, J., German translation of Shakespeare by, 194 Kraszewski, Polish translation edited by, 199
Kreyssig, Friedrich A. T., studies of the poet by, 195 Kyd, Thomas, influence of, on Shake- speare, 37, 40, 114
'L., H.,' initials on seal attesting Shakespeare's autograph. See Lawrence, Henry
on Richard III by, 38
Leicester, Earl of, his entertainment of Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth, 10, 76; his regiment of Warwick- shire youths for service in the Low Countries, 17; his company of players, 20, 21
Leoni, Michele, Italian translation of the poet issued by, 198 Leopold' Shakspere, the, 182 Lessing, defence of Shakespeare by, 193
L'Estrange, Sir Nicholas, 86
Le Tourneur, Pierre, French prose translation of Shakespeare by, 197 Lintot, Bernard, 119
Locrine, Tragedie of, 88, 174 Lodge, Thomas, 35, 37; his 'Scillaes Metamorphosis, 47; his 'Rosa- lynde' the foundation of As You Like It, 106
London Prodigall, 89, 174 Lopez, Roderigo, Jewish physician,
Love, treatment of, in sonnets, 55 'Lover' and 'love' synonymous with 'friend' and 'friendship' in Eliza- bethan English, 63, 66 'Lover's Complaint, A,' possibly written by Shakespeare, 71 Love's Labour's Lost: Latin phrases in, 8; publication, &c., 30; influ-
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