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On the Tragedies of Shakespeare, by Charles Lamb

Nov 26, 202130 minSeason 1Ep. 905
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Charles Lamb, favorite essayist, thought that no stage could do justice to Shakespeare's tragedies. He advocated reading the plays, and with the imagination costuming the players and building the gorgeous scenery in a way equaled by no scene painter or costumer. (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)

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