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5 unusual facts about The Meaning of Shakespeare


Harold Clarke Goddard

The Meaning of Shakespeare is the only book of Dr. Goddard's that is currently in print.

Though it was originally published as a single hardback volume in 1951, The Meaning of Shakespeare is now published in two paperback volumes.

The Meaning of Shakespeare

After the book was finished and had been accepted for publication, Dr. Goddard died without having named it; the title was provided by the publisher, the University of Chicago Press.

Generally, one chapter is devoted to each of thirty-seven plays, ranging from 3 pages for The Comedy of Errors to over 50 for Henry V.

The Meaning of Shakespeare (1951) was written by Harold Clarke Goddard.



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