The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-21
LITERARY NOTES.

In his biography of William Shakes
peare: Poet, Dramatist, and Man." which
the Macmillan Company will publish i'm
mediately. Mr.. Hamilton W. Mabe has
| endeavored to tell the story of Shake
speare's life in the same spirit in which
the biographies OF contemporaries are
written; to set the man clearly in his own
age by reproducing it's atmosphere; to
trace his education and growth in the
light of the facts as these have been as
certained, and in the light thrown Upon
the poets development by the chronology
of the plays; to bring into view the stages
of development in mind and art indicated
by the plays; to make clear the large lines
of Shakespeare thought: for the purpose
and in the hope of realizing the face,
form. temper, speech. and character Of
Shakespeare. This life does not attempt
to do over again what has been so admit
rably done by Shakespearian scholars in
shifting evidence and ascertaining facts
Using all the material which has accu-
mulated as the result of these labors.
Mr. Mabie has endeavored to portray
Shakespeare as man living in an IN
tensely Interesting age and among an ac-
tive and growing race: man first and
foremost as his contemporaries know
him, and man who. by reason of his ge-
ii II
splendid way, the spirit and temper of his
age and race. The life will be profusely il
Illustrated with portraits of his contempo-
raries, with views Of places and buildings
connected with the drama in his time end
with beautiful reproductions Of the land
scape of Shakespeare's country.
Prof. N S. Shaler's ~furthcoming book
THE Individual: A Study of Life and
pbi chc no
OF d. Appleton & Co., Is likely to attract
especial attention, since it is described as
a striking and noble presentation of the
subject of death from fresh point OF
view. In his preface Prof Shaler says.
In effect this book is plea for education
as regards the place Of the individual life in the
whole of Nature which shall be consistent with
what we know of the universe. 1t is plea for
an understanding of the relations of the person
with the realm which is, in the fullest sense, his
own; with lis fellowbeings of all degrees which
are his kinsmen; with the past and the future
of which he is an integral part 1t is protest
against the idea. bred of many natural miscon
eeptions. that human being is something apart
from its fellows; that II is born into the world
and dies cut of il into the Loneliness Of a super
natural realm II is this Of isolation which,
more than all else, is the curse of life and the
sting OF death.
1.-THE HOLSTERS" is book by Meredith
Nicholson which sets forth the begin
nings of culture in Indiana. from the set
Element of the territory: describes the
Hoosier type and dialect. and the carly
centres Of agitation and enlightenment.
such as New Harmony: and after thus
studying the environments and its Dion
eer antecedents. examines the literary
product with much ful!ness and detail.
Edward Eggleston. James Whltcomb Ri
lev Gen. Lew Wallace, Maurice Thomp-
son and few younger writer's receive
most specific attention. AS the first for
nal study of literary conditions and So
cesses in the West. the work. which
draws from its original sources for the