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SHAKESPEARE
and
The Two Noble Kinsmen
by PAUL BERTRAM
ESTABLISHES THE AUTHENTICITY AND CRITICAL IMPORT–
ANCE OF THE PLAY DE QUINCEY CALLED "THE MOST SUPERB
WORK IN THE LANGUAGE."
"I have always been puzzled that this marvellous play should be . . .
capable of attracting such violent disparagement. . . . I was eager,
therefore, to see a hypothesis such as Professor Bertram's energetically
presented-but the result has far exceeded expectations. A brief notice
can give no idea of what a formidable book this is. It deals, in
systematic and rigorous detail, with every conceivable aspect of the
play relevant to the problem of authorship, not least with the astound–
ing history of its critical reception, and it demonstrates ... beyond
reasonable doubt that the evidence . . . points to Shakespeare as sole
author."-JoNAS BARISH,
Studies in English Literature
"No work on this subject . . . can make an equal claim to our
respectful attention."-BERNARD GREBANIER,
Saturday Review
EXAMINES THE INTERRELATIONS AMONG CRITICAL, HISTOR–
ICAL, AND TEXTUAL STUI[)IES OF BOTH
KING HENRY VIII
AND
THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN.
"The criticism is devastating and one of the book's major contribu–
tions is a kind of expose of a lack of intellectual respectability among
literary scholars and
critics."-Choice
"A masterly performance... . The writing is full of life-and pleasant
surprises-for the reader."-REuBEN A. BROWER,
Harvard University
Notes, Appendixes, Bibliographical Index $10.00
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS
New Brunswick, New Jersey
