Eleven essays written between 1899 and 1905 by the Shakespeare biographer and editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. Lee argues about scenery and production on the modern stage and the case for a municipal theatre, describes the Elizabethan playgoer, weighs the stories of Shakespeare preserved in oral tradition, and considers aspects of his philosophy.
Thoughtful Edwardian criticism for readers interested in how Shakespeare has been staged and remembered. Download the free EPUB.