The Critics Versus Shakspere
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" The "epigram" may have been written long after theentry in the Stationer's Register, and probably was, because it is notto be assumed that the "epigram" appeared in the entry of the play, andDavies cannot be assumed to have had any knowledge of the existence of"Philaster" until it appeared upon the stage, a date entirely uncertain.
Further, Professor Thorndike says: "There is no reason why 'Philaster'may not have been produced before Burbage took up the Blackfriar's leasein 1608. There is in ...fact no early limit that can be set for the date;the final limit is of course fixed by Davies' epigram. " Of what value isthe final limit "fixed by the epigram" when there is no proof of thedate of that? What ground is there, beyond mere arbitrary assumption, for assigning "Philaster" to 1608? That play was not printed till 1620. Mr. Fleay, Professor Thorndike's constant authority, says it was writtenin 1611, after "Cymbeline" was upon the stage. There is absolutely noproof, therefore, that "Philaster" was written before October 8th, 1610, no proof when it was entered, licensed or first acted; and so it isclear, as Professor Thorndike says, that "the date, 1608, adopted byDyce, Leonhardt, and Macaulay, is no more than a conjecture.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" The "epigram" may have been written long after theentry in the Stationer's Register, and probably was, because it is notto be assumed that the "epigram" appeared in the entry of the play, andDavies cannot be assumed to have had any knowledge of the existence of"Philaster" until it appeared upon the stage, a date entirely uncertain.
Further, Professor Thorndike says: "There is no reason why 'Philaster'may not have been produced before Burbage took up the Blackfriar's leasein 1608. There is in ...fact no early limit that can be set for the date;the final limit is of course fixed by Davies' epigram. " Of what value isthe final limit "fixed by the epigram" when there is no proof of thedate of that? What ground is there, beyond mere arbitrary assumption, for assigning "Philaster" to 1608? That play was not printed till 1620. Mr. Fleay, Professor Thorndike's constant authority, says it was writtenin 1611, after "Cymbeline" was upon the stage. There is absolutely noproof, therefore, that "Philaster" was written before October 8th, 1610, no proof when it was entered, licensed or first acted; and so it isclear, as Professor Thorndike says, that "the date, 1608, adopted byDyce, Leonhardt, and Macaulay, is no more than a conjecture.
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