CON TENTS.

ESSAY I.

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A Parallel between Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear

and the Edipus in Colono of Sophocles; stating the

general design of each Play, and contrasting the Cha-

racters introduced, in their points of similarity and

dissimilarity ...

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ESSAY I I.

On the Character of the Religious Belief and Feeling which

pervade the Tragedy of King Lear. Illustrated by short

quotations ...

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ESSA Y III.

On the Tragedy of King Lear ; quoting and illustrating

such passages as allude to the Usages of the Times in

which Shakespeare lived

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ESSAY I.

A PARALLEL

BETWEEN

SHAKESPEARE'S

TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

AND

THE EDIPUS IN COLONO

OF SOPHOCLES;

STATING THE GENERAL DESIGN OF EACH PLAY, AND CONTRASTING THE CHARACTERS INTRODUCED, IN THEIR POINTS OF

SIMILARITY AND DISSIMILARITY.

«Χω μεν παιδες αειδον, ο δαίπολος ήθελε κριναι”-Τheoc.

BY JOHN ROBERT SEELEY.