The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 03 (of 12)

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 03 (of 12) - Dresden Edition—Lectures

"GIVE ME THE STORM AND TEMPEST OF THOUGHT AND ACTION, RATHER THAN THE DEAD CALM OF IGNORANCE AND FAITH. BANISH ME FROM EDEN WHEN YOU WILL; BUT FIRST LET ME EAT OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE." (1891.) I. The Greatest Genius of our WorldNot of Supernatural Origin or of Royal BloodIlliteracy of his ParentsEducationHis FatherHis Mother a Great WomanStratford Unconscious of the Immortal ChildSocial Position of ShakespeareOf his Personal PeculiaritiesBirth, Marriage, and DeathWhat we Know of HimNo Line written by him to be FoundThe Absurd EpitaphII. Contemporaries by whom he was MentionedIII. No direct Mention of any of his Contemporaries in the PlaysEvents and Personages of his TimeIV. Position of the Actor in Shakespeare's TimeFortunately he was Not Educated at OxfordAn IdealistHis Indifference to Stage-carpentry and PlotHe belonged to All LandsKnew the Brain and Heart of ManAn Intellectual SpendthriftV. The Baconian TheoryVI. Dramatists before and during the Time of ShakespeareDramatic Incidents Illustrated in Passages from "Macbeth" and "Julius Csar"VII. His Use of the Work of OthersThe Pontic SeaA Passage from "Lear"VIII. Extravagance that touches the InfiniteThe Greatest Compliment"Let me not live after my flame lacks oil"Where Pathos almost Touches the GrotesqueIX. An Innovator and IconoclastDisregard of the "Unities"Nature ForgetsViolation of the Classic ModelX. TypesThe Secret of ShakespeareCharacters who Act from Reason and MotiveWhat they Say not the Opinion of ShakespeareXI. The Procession that issued from Shakespeare's BrainHis Great WomenLovable ClownsHis MenTalent and GeniusXII. The Greatest of all PhilosophersMaster of the Human HeartLoveXIII. In the Realm of ComparisonXIV. Definitions: Suicide, Drama, Death, Memory, the Body, Life, Echo, the World, RumorThe Confidant of NatureXV. Humor and PathosIllustrationsXVI. Not a Physician, Lawyer, or BotanistHe was a Man of ImaginationHe lived the Life of AllThe Imagination had a Stage in Shakespeare's Brain. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 38803
Author: Ingersoll, Robert Green
Release Date: Feb 9, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English