John Adler – författare

This important collection of facsimile reproductions from the time of Elizabeth I to the First World War, illustrates the range and diversity of attitudes to Shakespeare's work from different periods and points of view. The eight volumes cover:* reviews* literary criticism* prefaces* essays and letters* a complete section devoted to the Romantic response to Shakespeare.Material is arranged chronologically within each volume, giving linear history of each subject. An indispensable reference tool, the set places scarce source material from different disciplines into one resource, facilitating the comparison of literary criticism with dramatic interpretation. The new introduction by John Adler places the material in the context of the historical period, as well as giving an overall view of the history of Shakespeare within literature and the theatre.

The legendary Boss Tweed effectively controlled New York City from after the Civil War until his downfall in November 1871. A huge man, he and his Ring of Thieves appeared to be invincible as they stole an estimated $2 billion in today's dollars. In addition to the New York city and state governments, the Tweed Ring controlled the press except for Harper's Weekly. Short and slight Thomas Nast was the most dominant American political cartoonist of all time; using his pen as his sling in Harper's Weekly, he attacked Tweed almost single-handily before The New-York Times joined the battle in 1870. Where ""Doomed by Cartoon"" differs from previous books about Boss Tweed is its focus on looking at circumstances and events as Thomas Nast visualized them in his 160-plus cartoons, almost like a serialized but intermittent comic book covering 1866 through 1978. It has been organized to tell the Nast vs. Tweed story so that readers with an interest in politics history and/or cartoons will enjoy.