The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-02
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II u u matter Oi very lIlNlui lNlffhi lndl.
In most of Shakespeare rnys. the nucleus IT
Mot and CHI rn,t'r @cNme 10 have l.cn l.r-
rowed. ard n1; invented. IN ,o,thcr hand. it
ia essential 20 an intelligent an ri..ht measure
mont NJ the man ~ know how FIR hr may 80
credited With the supreme arrst.c frrm IN
which r'ri ain ,lr1mna have cnfar irwn in 'i..
How murh II ~" work popularity ae"rih'd 81
him can be dieinriv trnn"l t' other hands.
This Is the duo-iion inwli'h -Hti,..pnutolu
scholars If Nv" larg"r avid more fruitful sort
have for some time addressed Themselves, ami
although W. encounter in thor Il question. a
pcnunhral mHss ~ nonie tute mud dinpu'NI in-
fercn'r. there is.undouht'dly. core of anthem
tic and ACKNOWLEDGED tact. Il 10 mainiv tl'
substantial and unimpugnn rHslna ~ this in-
teres,ine inquiry which is nov ma lr arcc-sihe
to tho general rnadcr In thu latoa' volume Of An-
pleton's Literature Primers. enttlod >lofSperc.
by EDWARD DowptS.
There IA nothing specially checking 20 tio
popular conception OF shakespeare IA thc-"
con 'usions ~ regards moot of tie mna'rr
work.. tho presumption of individual 1iihor-
ship has not boon succ"-e fully iny"arhod. Ia
many instances 80 may h' -0I That not o,nu
suspicion has found lodlmant In the mind ~
serious student. BIT of rn lrss than oiglt
plays printed IN rolorn edition. 81 shakes
pearc il may be affirmed with certainty that
more than ono hand Va~ concerned IN fhe
nrhmht' 'onip'-i'l'n' Hi'i i' '- 'i'''lO''- pos
SID" 10 p"lh' ON 'he p'' NO." 'Nl 'i"'-
contributed ny 'a'h ln'l''' 'l 'i' 'N'r"Y
par,h"r-hip " U'F q" N'l '' II'n' U '''h
Of these now recognized io'nt rrolI.t h"f.r,
referring - certain performance ia which
Shakespcarc's obligations 10 preceding or con-
temporary dramatists are moro Obs. are and
questionable.
irohhnv IN" nts "nnn' mo au'norship oi
ming henry VIZ W." prove mo MOST sur
pt'9'hV 10 mos" WHO U"N' 10" l'l""'" th'
course Oh r'''h, .'n'"' 0I'''i'"n 7''"'. ''"I '-
V"hN'hlhE ~ h''M. 'l v'"'"' - NOR
een'rally iHmllNu ih"h lhe -9il-l' pl h'N's'
beginning
Farewell long tarc~en 20 an m' ersa'ness''
Yet thoso Inns a. Mr.. Devlun.poiuis out arc
individually Flot,hcre Soisthrl argor part oftha
play This was shown eorriu- Ivel, 70, Mr. Sped
ding In inc New Shakc'i 'at' s.. lN e. ! tan-a'-
'ion- Tor ISL \ Grrinnn critic. hcrNl"rg. hrl
ari-aiN described Henry VIII as n 'hit ni-
cle-hl-,ory. with thteo ahd n"li cataslr ph"@.
varied pJ marriage ana "a roronni''n Iaso.id.
ending Abruptly with 'he baptism of % rltild.
Inc drama - opvI"u~N lntoh"t'm ln strufnrr.
undertaking io transfer sympathy abruptly
from QUEEN ho""r"f lo her triumphant rlw'.
On the sldo ID m'iii'm workmanship th' play
II equally deficient ia unity. ana when submit
tedto approved meirical tests heirnys uuini--
mkably the presence 81 Two writer's. fiei'h"rs
verse hau certain strongly -marAed chariferl--
tics. one OF which Is th" very frequent occur
renee Of double endinG- II results from -e-
ries OF elaborate veriileaion- that Will" Nhntr--
peare must ne ct'hied W''h several portions IL
me drama namely me mrs. Two scenes IN the
nrst act. the tnird ana iouith scenes IN th" -"0-
ond act the second scene in the inlri a'f :" ih'
ID. fIts I'D ilT