“To say the best for it, it is a curious book and a monument of industry.”
| — | N. Y. Times. 10: 682. O. 14, ‘05. 250w. |
“Dr. Carter proves a parallelism between Shakespeare and the Bible abundantly sufficient for his purpose, and need not have overloaded his book with much that is conjectural and doubtful.”
| + — | Outlook. 81: 529. O. 28, ‘05. 160w. |
“Dr. Carter’s book, in fact, though it displays a minute familiarity with the text of the Bible and puts before the student the full materials for judging for himself, is an absurd overstatement.”
| — | Sat. R. 100: 437. S. 30, ‘05. 1560w. |
[*] “Enough has been said to show that this large book, notwithstanding the labour spent upon it, is entirely useless for its main purpose; while for the further purpose of estimating Shakespeare’s knowledge of the Bible it is almost as useless, since nine-tenths of the parallels suggested are not parallels at all.”
| — — | Spec. 95: 687. N. 4, ‘05. 2010w. |
Cartwright, Julia (Mrs. Henry Ady). Life and art of Botticelli. [*]$4. Dutton.
This is an expansion of a study published a year or so ago, and is copiously illustrated with reproductions from the famous works of the painter. “This clear narrative restates the results of modern research and gives a trustworthy account of the Florentine painter’s career. What he owed to Savonarola and Dante is set forth in straightforward fashion, and his works are surveyed in chronological order, one by one.” (Atlan.)