The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-26

ave had occasion more than once
u refer TO Richard Grant White. n
Northern editor Of Shakespearc's
works. as a most iudiCicus. clear
headed interpreter and critic. lie Is u
are common-sensc. AMI a careful. wise
student Of the greatest Of poets. /
have used his three volume working
edition for nearly twCnt years. and
ave found it more desirable than sew
eral editions by othe" editors | had
used previously. The notes are very
brief. and only such re VIII help one
TO understand the poet better Unlike
some other editors HE notes are not
voluminous beyond endurance. and
unlik them do not cover more space
than the original text overs So far
from this the notes occupy but little
space. are placed at the bottom o.
each page instead Of at the back. and
are singularly terse, iucid and amply
informing. His larger edition in twelve
volumes is Of course desirable. but for
everyday working purposes the three
volume edition Is 10 be preferred II
has one volume Of Comedies. one u
Historical Plays. and fhe last volume
contains the Tragedies IL gives also
the several Poems including the l55
Sonnets. one Of the wonders Of all
poetic production. ! mentioned in "a
previous article that here were w
Of his Tragedies | no longer read First
! have not read Titus Andronicus"-
pronounced CAn-dro-ni Gus but twice
since about 1870-in 1884, and again
in 1897. | found it absolutely often
sive. and repellant. in its p-crsonages
and in the incidents White says that
much of il Is not inferior to parts Of
some OF his u~ndoubted plays He
SAYS or its authenticity that very prob
ably Shakespeare wrote IL in conJunr-
ton with some other playwright
nrnha htE NHEf1u-R mare nTHEH hIE
Peele. perhaps both lie thinks
Shakespeare wrote q good deal n III
There is very little bad grammar" in
1t. He says that in style much Of X is
not inferior 70 parts Of some Of his IN
doubted plays He could not conceal
his marvellous gifts when far below
his greatest production. for his cum
ming hand would show Itself and the
great. original thoughts would be
heard.
The other play I no longer read Il
"Pericics Prince of Iyrcc II is evil
IDENTITY the work Of Shakespeare main
~. White holds that quite two-thirds
Of il could have been written b. no
other hand But the pay ~ first pub
lished was by Some one else-an IN
ferior Wirter-but afterwards II was
rewritten or touched up here and
there from beginning to end by the
master. White concludes that "as a
y 8A'AF NtA' pa - = 49, #EAtAF 3 p
but in certain passages il 81 distiu-
guished b. the manifestation u
Shakespeare's highest power. The
play a. we . nave il was first
played In zoos or 1903. whom the
prince Of poets was prJduc rg some OF
his greatest ramas haze read Il
hut twice In some fortF year. aatle
! have read All ~ inc g~cet pIay4
seven times IN the last sxteen years.
and -four times in the last ave years
Have You read 'Cymb-ire rften1 n
is IN parts Inferior to his MASTERPIECES
but no one but the greatest genius n
all time could have written IL OF SIS
heroine. "Imogen," the pure and love-
". there is 4 cOnceftus Of opinion
literarg critics that she Is a5so-
lutely the most charming feminine
creation III literature Mr. White
writes Of the play. -CymbeIine does
not rank Figh ap4e~g S~hakesD1ar-'s
plays for either poctic or dramatic ex-
ceilence. Its chief value ard it, high
distinction. Is ID that i presents t. US
the most enchanting picture of 500
manhood mat EXITS ia ire literature
of all times, tongues. anL people
Imogen's creation hirself seems 10
have been her lover. 50 far a. { have