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Edward Dowden's Shakspere: A Critical Study of His Mind and Art (1875) was a pioneering work in English literary criticism. It was the first book to present a comprehensive view of William Shakespeare's artistic development by examining his works in chronological periods. Dowden, an Irish critic and biographer, also wrote a primer on Shakespeare for a general audience and edited collections of his sonnets. This study contributed significantly to the scholarly exploration of Shakespeare's life and works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.12

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