| + + | Bookm. 26: 156. O. ’07. 970w. |
“The book throws more light on Shakespeare’s intellectual and artistic development than many others written with less regard for external conditions and for the part other playwrights played in preparing the way for Shakespeare.”
| + + | Dial. 43: 213. O. 1, ’07. 390w. |
“There are certain points in Professor Baker’s study that one is tempted to disagree with; but on the whole his book is extremely valuable because of the sound common sense of his attitude toward the playwright and his work.” Walter Clayton.
| + + − | Forum. 39: 259. O. ’07. 1060w. |
“We wish to recommend the general sanity of Professor Baker’s work and his thorough sympathy with his author.”
| + + | Nation. 85: 149. Ag. 15, ’07. 980w. |
“The enthusiastic analyst gets the better of that poetic sense so desirable in the Shakespearean critic. Excepting this limitation, however, the viewpoint of the book is wholly admirable, and a lover of the poet’s plays cannot fail to extract from it both profit and inspiration.”
| + + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 513. Ag. 24, ’07. 1180w. |
“His conclusions may seem radical to readers who are not familiar with the more recent discussions; but they are in accord substantially with those held by nearly all later investigators.” Brander Matthews.