Abstract:
The New York Times: Shakespeare Tercentenary: 1616-1916. -- He Conquered France But Slowly: The Long, Hard Battle of Shakespeare's Fame to Overcome the Wall of Prejudice Erected By Voltaire -- But Germany Made a National Idol of Him: He has Become "Part and Parcel of the Intellectual Equipment of Every German" -- The Greatest Creator, After God -- Was Lady Macbeth Intoxicated? -- Shakespeare -- And Through Him Russia Has Found Herself: Without Imitating Him, Her Art and Literature Were Awakened At His Touch -- The Last Scene of "Romeo" -- He Did Not Love The People, Says Brandes: Danish Critic Traces the Origin and Growth, Year by Year, of His Dislike for "the Mass."
Description:
Digitized from original print, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, October 5, 2016. Additional information, along with text of document, found with the Library of Congress. Link to the April 16, 1916 issue: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn78004456/1916-04-16/ed-1/