ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1926, this title was edited from a series of lectures the author gave to raise money for her theatre group the Lena Ashwell Players. Through her work as a producer the author gained a deeper knowledge of a number of Shakespeare’s plays and in order to support her work gave a number of lectures on "Women in Shakespeare". This title was perhaps the first book by a woman of the profession, appealing to the public for a larger and deeper understanding of Shakespeare: the man, his life, and that group of tragedies in which he fathomed Hell, then scaled the Heavens.

chapter I|17 pages

The Point of View

chapter II|8 pages

Shakespeare’s Half-Century

chapter III|13 pages

Shakespeare’s England

chapter IV|14 pages

The Man

chapter V|11 pages

De Profundis

chapter VI|20 pages

“Hamlet”

chapter VII|11 pages

“Troilus and Cressida”

chapter VIII|24 pages

“Othello”

chapter IX|26 pages

“Macbeth”

chapter X|20 pages

“King Lear”

chapter XI|39 pages

Cleopatra

chapter XII|15 pages

After the Storm

chapter XIII|20 pages

“The Tempest”