THE CAMBRIDGE ANTHOLOGIES

AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE POETRY

OF THE

AGE OF SHAKESPEARE

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AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE POETRY

OF THE

AGE OF SHAKESPEARE

CHOSEN AND ARRANGED

BY

W. T. YOUNG, M.A.

LECTURER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE

Cambridge:

at the University Press

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M. G.

THE
HE CAMBRIDGE ANTHOLOGIES are intended for
the general reader, who, whilst he is familiar
with the greater masters, has little leisure, and, it
may be, little inclination, to become a professed
student of literature. They seek to provide such
a reader with first-hand knowledge of the literary
atmosphere and social conditions in which these
masterpieces were created. At present, this need
is satisfied only by reference to histories of literature,
which have too many pre-occupations to deal justly
with it, or to authorities even less accessible.

It is the object of this series to let each age speak for itself, and to give coherence and prominence to what seem to be its significant features. Thus, the thought, temper, manners and activities of the period of Shakespeare, which is the theme of the first two volumes, are exemplified in selections from contemporary poetry and prose. The former illustrates the literary interests, models and aspirations, as well as the lyrical and rhetorical quality of the time; the latter gives a picture of the Elizabethan Englishman, painted by himself, in pursuit of his business, sport

or roguery.

Volumes dealing in like manner with other periods will follow, and the series will include a history of English literature for general readers.

10 August 1910

W. T. YOUNG.

J. DOVER WILSON.