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New exegesis of Shakespeare; interpretation of his principal characters and plays on the principle of races

Print Book, English, 1859
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh, 1859
vi, 388 pages 20 cm
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Introduction: Survey of the commentators of Shakespeare. The true nature of his genius and drama determined. The principal characters representative of races
Iago, as type of the Romano-Italic race
Hamlet, as type of the Teutonic race
Macbeth, as type of the Celtic race
Secondary characters, respectively confirmatory. Ophelia, the Queen, Polonius, the King. Ladies Macbeth and Macduff, Banquo, Macduff, Lennox. Othello, Desdemona
Shylock, as type of the Hebrew race
Conclusion respecting the race of Shakespeare himself
Supplementary dissertation, On the witches of Macbeth
Attempt to prove Shakespeare's genius was Celtic, by an intense Anglo-phobe