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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
SHAKSPEAKE'S COKIOLANUS. 
SYLLABUS OF PAPEB BY MB. LEWIS LEWIS, M.B.C.S. 
(Read February 13th, 1879.) 
The lecturer spoke of the drama generally, passing thence to 
Shakspeare's interest in Koman history; the authorship of Shak- 
speare's plays ; the contemporary opinion of their value, and the 
later opinions. He dealt with the importance of history and 
tragedy, and indicated the salient features of Shakspeare's history- 
tragedies, tracing the sources of his information. The details 
oi Coriolanus were then passed in review, with criticisms and 
emendations. 
