Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-424) and index.
Contents
1. Shakespeare and Stratford -- 2. Shakespeare in London -- 3. Shakespeare the writer -- 4. The growth of the legend : 1623-1744 -- 5. The age of Garrick : Shakespeare celebrated : 1741-1789 -- 6. Regency and romanticism : 1789-1843 -- 7. Victorian Shakespeare : 1843-1904 -- 8. From Victoria to Elizabeth : 1903-1952 -- 9. Shakespeare worldwide.