The First Sitting of the Committee on the Proposed Monument to Shakspeare (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A witty look at a committee debating a Shakespeare monument
A committee room buzzes with candidates, sketches, and bold plans to honor Shakespeare. The dialogue moves between satire and genuine zeal as sculptors, architects, and patrons press their visions forward.

The excerpt blends humor with a study of motive and style, showing how people imagine a national tribute—from weathercocks that point to the poet’s nature to a grand, Greek-influenced facade. It plays with architectural fads, local pride, and the challenge of translating literary greatness into stone, bronze, or beech.

- Meet a cast of colorful bidders: an architect, a Danish merchant, a Venetian sculptor, and many believers in Stratford, Feversham, or Wharnside as the perfect site.
- Watch proposals range from whimsical to grand, including a unique “Shaksperkin order” and a statue set atop a tower.
- Enjoy humorous quips about taste, history, and the difficulty of matching a poet’s likeness when no definitive portrait exists.
- Feel the momentum of debate as the committee weighs location, style, and fit for a national monument.

Ideal for readers who enjoy sharp social satire, theatrical history, and playful takes on cultural memory.

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