Theatre allemand, 18th or 19th century.

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Theatre allemand, 18th or 19th century.

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A short essay that defends Shakespeare from the attacks by Johann Christoph Gottsched; compares and contrasts Shakespeare to Beaumont, Fletcher, Jonson, Corneille, Racine. Mentions Othello, Lear, Hamlet and Merchant of Venice. Includes act II, scene 3 from Faust and notes that it has been 7 or 8 years since he played Faust for the first time. He mentions Hans Wurst as the eighth devil.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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