Shakespeare's Progress

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. "This special edition of Shakespeare's Progress is limited to 975 copies for private distribution to friends of the publisher Christmas 1960." This work was originally published in England under the title The Road to Stratford. It is a critical work written in hopes of helping to improve the quality of theatrical performances of Shakespeare. O'Connor notes in his preface that he's seen modern pieces have more successful performances on stage than Shakespeare despite being poorly written - and he attributes this to the performers and directors not being able to personally know the playwright and his intentions. While not much is known about Shakespeare's biographical information, O'Connor endeavors to provide background knowledge on the man and his works based on what is known of the time period and other playwrights, plays, and word-play of the time.

Attractively bound in blue marbled paper covered boards with black cloth spine titled in gilt. Clean and bright. Minor wear to edges. Housed in a blue paper covered slipcase with fading and wear to corners and edges. 191 pages. LIT/081420 (Shakespeare section).