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Shakespeare

The famous playwright, referenced as a literary figure.

minor

Also known as Shakespeare Bacon, Bacon

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Mentioned as a figure revered by America, alongside Longfellow.

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James Hogg
psychological · ambivalent
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Reminiscences
Mentioned as a figure revered by America, alongside Longfellow.
Canadian Rivers and Lakes
Mentioned as a poet who would behold the scenery with joy.
Lines on Stratford
Commemorated as the great bard whose name is enshrined in Stratford and Avon.
Musings on the Northwest
Imagined as one of the great poets who will celebrate the Northwest's landscapes.
Snake and Potato Bug
Quoted at the beginning of the chapter: 'Can such things be and overcome us like a summer cloud, without our special wonder.'
English Poets
Honored with a tercentenary ode; described as the greatest poet of the Elizabethan age.
Tercentenary Ode on Shakespeare
Central figure of the ode, celebrated on the tercentenary of his birth.
The Shires on the Moray Frith
Referenced in connection with the witches' cauldron and the story of Macbeth.
Prince Charlie's Grandsons
Mentioned as author of Macbeth, which references Cawdor.
Poets and Philosophers
Defended as a natural genius who wrote from experience, not formal education.
Sir Walter Scott
Mentioned as the top figure in British literature, above Scott.

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