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The worldwide commemorations of the three-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's death were held amid the global upheaval of the First World War. As empires battled for world domination and nations sought self-determination, diverse communities vied to claim Shakespeare as their own, to underpin their sense of collective identity and cohesion. Unearthing previously unknown Tercentenary events in Europe, the British Empire, and the USA, Monika Smialkowska demonstrates that the 1916 Shakespeare commemorators did not speak with one unified voice. Tributes by marginalised social, ethnic, and racial groups often challenged the homogenising narratives of the official celebrations. Rather than the traditionally patriotic Bard, used to support totalising versions of national or imperial identity, this study reveals Shakespeare as a site of debate and contestation, in which diverse voices – local and global, nationalist and universalist, militant and pacifist – combined and clashed in a fascinating, open-ended dialogue.

Excerpt from Cervantes-Shakespeare Tercentenary, Vol. 2: 1616-1916, Biographical Notes, Selections, And Appreciations The world has produced but half a dozen literary geniuses of the first order. Homer in Greece, Virgil in Rome, Dante in Italy, Shakespeare in England, Cervantes in Spain, and Goethe in Germany tower unique and majestic above their fellows. April 23, 1916, marks the three-hundredth anniversary of the death of two of these men - Cervantes and Shakespeare. The Spanish and the Anglo-Saxon peoples, and their descendants, have made preparation to commemorate the day in a manner worthy of the genius of these two men, the noblest representatives of their races. For Porto Rico and Porto Ricans the day has a special significance. Descended from one of these two races and politically united with the other, Porto Ricans have a double interest in keeping alive these two names. The future holds the richest promise for the descendants of the Spanish and Anglo-Saxon races in America, all the greater if these two younger races are brought to see and realize their common destiny. Porto Rico is providentially located and related to bring these races together, to bridge with enduring bonds of sympathy and mutual understanding a gap which need not be wider than the Culebra Cut. This bulletin has been prepared to offer the teachers of Porto Rico suggestive material to aid them to celebrate the dav. Since April 23 falls on Sunday, at least one hour should be devoted the following Friday, April 28, or a subsequent Friday after the receipt of this bulletin, in every school to exercises in connection with this, tercentenary celebration. These exercises should consist, in the main, of songs, recitations, reading of adequate selections from Cervantes and Shakespeare and talks on the lives of these two men. In rural schools they may be quite simple. A familiar talk and explanation of some quotation by the teacher is probably sufficient, whereas in high schools and upper grades the exercises may be more elaborate and the major part of the program should be presented by the pupils themselves. Wherever possible, a local patron conversant with these two writers should be asked to address the children. It is advisable, moreover, that either on this occasion or at some time before the close of the school year a more formal celebration, such as a literary entertainment, be held in honor of Cervantes and Shakespeare. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Teachers' bulletin", vol. 4- issued as part of v. 23, no. 9-