Shakespeare, the Earl, and the JesuitThe name of the Jesuit Robert Southwell has now and then been linked with Shakespeare's, but vaguely and tentatively. The name of Henry Wriothesley, third earl of Southampton, has been perennially been linked with Shakespeare's, sometimes not vaguely and tentatively enough. This book offers reasons for believing in a relationship among the three men, who were "kinsmen" as their contemporaries understood the term. --From publisher's description. |
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... less than the " best " may become " better , " more plausible as indicators of memory . 13 14 Applying these principles to the synoptic table from Shakespeare and Harsnett presented above , we may wish to qualify them in some ways . In ...
... less than the " best " may become " better , " more plausible as indicators of memory . 13 14 Applying these principles to the synoptic table from Shakespeare and Harsnett presented above , we may wish to qualify them in some ways . In ...
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... less and less easy to dismiss . A number of considerations suggest themselves about South- well's " Scorne not the least " and the manner and extent of its pres- ence in Shakespeare's work : Where wards are weake , and foes encountring ...
... less and less easy to dismiss . A number of considerations suggest themselves about South- well's " Scorne not the least " and the manner and extent of its pres- ence in Shakespeare's work : Where wards are weake , and foes encountring ...
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... less than the Jesuit thought he knew , but not much more or less than does the play's hero . The Catholics who joined the earls of Essex and Southampton in the abortive rebellion against the Queen's government in 1601 may or may not ...
... less than the Jesuit thought he knew , but not much more or less than does the play's hero . The Catholics who joined the earls of Essex and Southampton in the abortive rebellion against the Queen's government in 1601 may or may not ...
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