Williams, William Henry. Specimens of the Elizabethan drama from Lyly to Shirley, A.D. 1580-A.D. 1642. [*]$1.90. Oxford.
“Nearly a hundred typical and representative scenes, complete in themselves, have been selected.... A short appreciation is prefixed to each section, notes being added.”—Dial.
“Mr. Williams does not in our judgment always do the best with the material that his plan leaves him.”
| — | Acad. 68: 521. My. 13, ‘05. 560w. |
“It is pervaded by the atmosphere of ripe literary scholarship.”
| + + + | Critic. 47: 288. S. ‘05. 150w. | |
| Dial. 38: 277. Ap. 16, ‘05. 60w. | ||
| Dial. 39: 20. Jl. 1, ‘05. 60w. |
“In all substantial matters—connecting introductions, notes, and text—(so far as we have, tested it) his work as an editor seems to be well executed.”
| + + — | Nation. 81: 105. Ag. 3, ‘05. 820w. |
“The specimens are generally well chosen, though it is easy to complain of some omissions.”
| + — | Sat. R. 99: 637. My. 13, ‘05. 420w. |