Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, William John Thoms (1803 85)
pursued literary and bibliographical interests and conversed with
the likes of Thomas Macaulay and Charles Dickens. Most notably, he
coined the term 'folklore' in 1846 and founded the scholarly
periodical Notes and Queries in 1849. Having been published
separately, these three essays on Shakespeare were brought together
in this 1865 work. 'Shakespeare in Germany' (1840) spells out how
German drama was influenced by English playwrights and by English
actors performing plays in Germany from the late sixteenth century
onwards. 'The Folk-Lore of Shakespeare' (1847) considers fairy lore
and names, with particular attention paid to the characters of Puck
and Queen Mab. In 'Was Shakespeare Ever a Soldier?' (1859), Thoms
acknowledges that little is known for sure about Shakespeare's
life, but careful scrutiny of the evidence has made him 'morally
certain' that the dramatist had seen military service."
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