Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
CHAPTER I. Emblems and their Varieties, with some Early Example
CHAPTER II. Sketch of Emblem Book Literature previous to a.d. 1616
CHAPTER III. Shakespeare’s Attainments and Opportunities with respect to the Fine ArtsCHAPTER IV. The Knowledge of Emblem Books in Britain, and general Indications that Shakespeare was acquainted with themCHAPTER V. Six direct References in the Pericles to Books of Emblems, some of their Devices described, and of their Mottoes quoted
CHAPTER VI. Classification of the Correspondencies and Parallelisms of Shakespeare with Emblem WritersCHAPTER VII. Miscellaneous Emblems, Recapitulation, and Conclusion
APPENDICES.
Appendix I. Coincidences between Shakespeare and Whitney Appendix II. Subjects, Mottoes, and Sources of the Emblem Imprese
Appendix III. References to Passages from Shakespeare, and to the corresponding Devices of the Emblems treated
GENERAL INDEX