The First and Second Volumes of Chronicles

The First and Second Volumes of Chronicles

Raphael Holinshed intended his “universal cosmographie” both as a comprehensive geographical and historical description and as a testament to the growing influence and prestige of English scholarship. This edition was heavily censored after publication because of its controversial interpretation of political events of the time. It has been recognized as one of Shakespeare’s most important sources. Shakespeare gleaned the basic plots of nearly all of his historical plays from Holinshed, including King Lear, Macbeth, and Cymbeline.

Holinshed, Raphael

Hendry Denham

1587

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University of Miami Libraries, Special Collections, Special Collections Books, ASC9999. http://catalog.library.miami.edu/record=b1927858~S6, pages 28-29; http://merrick.library.miami.edu:80/cdm/ref/collection/exhibits/id/77