What lurks behind Shakspere's historical plays? [manuscript], ca. 1884.

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What lurks behind Shakspere's historical plays? [manuscript], ca. 1884.

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Autograph manuscript with Whitman's pencilled instructions to the printer. Whitman argues that the histories mark "the inauguration of modern democracy." A typewritten copy is laid in.

6 leaves.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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