Bradley was born at Park Hill, Clapham, Surrey. His father was the preacher Charles Bradley (1789–1871), vicar of Glasbury, a noted evangelical Anglican preacher and leader of the so-called Clapham Sect.[2] Charles had thirteen children (twelve surviving) by his first wife, who died in 1831, and nine by his second wife Emma Linton.[3] Bradley was the youngest of the nine born to Emma and Charles; his older brother, philosopher Francis Herbert Bradley, was the fifth.[4][5] Bradley studied at Balliol College, Oxford. He obtained a Balliol Fellowship in 1874 and lectured first in English and subsequently in philosophy until 1881. He then took a permanent position at the University of Liverpool where he lectured on literature. In 1889 he moved to Glasgow as Regius Professor. In 1901 he was elected to the Oxford professorship of poetry. During his five years in this post he produced Shakespearean Tragedy (1904) and Oxford Lectures on Poetry (1909). He was later made an honorary fellow of Balliol and was awarded honorary doctorates from Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Durham, and was offered (but declined) the King Edward VII chair at Cambridge. Bradley never married; he lived in London with his sister and died at 6 Holland Park Road, Kensington, London, on 2 September 1935.[5] His will established a research fellowship for young scholars of English Letters.[6]
Work
The outcome of his five years as professor of poetry at the University of Oxford were Bradley's two major works, Shakespearean Tragedy (1904), and Oxford Lectures on Poetry (1909). All his published work was originally delivered in the form of lectures. Bradley's pedagogical manner and his self-confidence made him a real guide for many students to the meaning of Shakespeare. His influence on Shakespearean criticism was so great that the following poem by Guy Boas, "Lays of Learning", appeared in 1926:
Though Bradley has sometimes been criticised for writing of Shakespeare's characters as though they were real people, his book is probably the most influential single work of Shakespearean criticism ever published.[8]
Reputation
Shakespearean Tragedy has been reprinted more than two dozen times and is itself the subject of a scholarly book, Katherine Cooke's A. C. Bradley and His Influence in Twentieth-Century Shakespeare Criticism.[9] By the mid-twentieth century his approach became discredited for many scholars; often it is said to contain anachronistic errors and attempts to apply late 19th century novelistic conceptions of morality and psychology to early 17th century society. Kenneth Burke's 1951 article "Othello: An Essay to Illustrate a Method"[10] counters a Bradleyan reading of character, as L. C. Knights had earlier done with his 1933 essay "How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth?" (John Britton has pointed out that this was never a question actually posed by Bradley, and apparently was made up by F. R. Leavis as a mockery of "current irrelevancies in Shakespeare criticism."[11]) Since the 1970s, the prevalence of poststructuralist methods of criticism resulted in students turning away from his work, although a number of scholars have recently returned to considering "character" as a historical category of evaluation (for instance, Michael Bristol). Harold Bloom has paid tribute to Bradley's place in the great tradition of critical writing on Shakespeare: 'This [Bloom's] book – Shakespeare: the Invention of the Human – is a latecomer work, written in the wake of the Shakespeare critics I most admire: Johnson, Hazlitt, Bradley.'[12]
Bradley delivered the 1907–1908 Gifford Lectures at the University of Glasgow, entitled "Ideals of Religion."[13] He also delivered the 1909 Adamson Lecture[14] of the Victoria University of Manchester and the 1912 Shakespeare Lecture of the British Academy.[15] Bradley's other works include "Aristotle's Conception of the State" in Hellenica, ed. Evelyn Abbott, London : Longmans, Green, 1st ed. 1880, 2nd ed., 1898, Poetry for Poetry's Sake (1901), A Commentary on Tennyson's in Memoriam (1901), and A Miscellany (1929).
^ abBradley, Francis Herbert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
^Hancock, Brannon. Andrew Cecil Bradley – Gifford Lectures 14 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
^Taylor, Michael. Shakespeare Criticism in the Twentieth Century, p. 40. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
^Gauntlett, Mark. "The Perishable Body of the Unpoetic: A. C. Bradley Performs Othello." Shakespeare Survey Volume 47: Playing Places for Shakespeare. Ed. Stanley Wells. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
^Cooke, Katherine. A. C. Bradley and His Influence in Twentieth-Century Shakespeare Criticism. Oxford: Clarendon, 1972.
^Burke, Kenneth. Kenneth Burke on Shakespeare 11 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Parlor Press, 2007.
^Britton, John. "A. C. Bradley and those Children of Lady Macbeth." Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Summer 1961), pp. 349–351. doi:10.2307/2867083
^Harvey, John W. (1941). "Review of Ideals of Religion by A. C. Bradley (Gifford Lectures, 1907)". Philosophy. 16 (61): 84–85. doi:10.1017/S0031819100001960. ISSN 0031-8191. S2CID 170479982.
^English poetry and German philosophy in the age of Wordsworth by A. C. Bradley; 1909 Adamson Lecture. 1909. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^Bradley, A. C. (1976). "Coriolanus". Proceedings of the British Academy, 1911–1912. 5: 457–473. Second Annual Shakespeare Lecture of the British Academy (1912)
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This article is about the English literary scholar For the American screenwriter see A C Bradley screenwriter Andrew Cecil Bradley FBA 26 March 1851 2 September 1935 was an English literary scholar 1 best remembered for his work on Shakespeare A C BradleyFBABradley in 1891BornAndrew Cecil Bradley 1851 03 26 26 March 1851Clapham London EnglandDied2 September 1935 1935 09 02 aged 84 Kensington London EnglandParentsCharles BradleyEmma LintonFamilyFrancis Herbert Bradley brother Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 Reputation 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksLife EditBradley was born at Park Hill Clapham Surrey His father was the preacher Charles Bradley 1789 1871 vicar of Glasbury a noted evangelical Anglican preacher and leader of the so called Clapham Sect 2 Charles had thirteen children twelve surviving by his first wife who died in 1831 and nine by his second wife Emma Linton 3 Bradley was the youngest of the nine born to Emma and Charles his older brother philosopher Francis Herbert Bradley was the fifth 4 5 Bradley studied at Balliol College Oxford He obtained a Balliol Fellowship in 1874 and lectured first in English and subsequently in philosophy until 1881 He then took a permanent position at the University of Liverpool where he lectured on literature In 1889 he moved to Glasgow as Regius Professor In 1901 he was elected to the Oxford professorship of poetry During his five years in this post he produced Shakespearean Tragedy 1904 and Oxford Lectures on Poetry 1909 He was later made an honorary fellow of Balliol and was awarded honorary doctorates from Liverpool Glasgow Edinburgh and Durham and was offered but declined the King Edward VII chair at Cambridge Bradley never married he lived in London with his sister and died at 6 Holland Park Road Kensington London on 2 September 1935 5 His will established a research fellowship for young scholars of English Letters 6 Work EditThe outcome of his five years as professor of poetry at the University of Oxford were Bradley s two major works Shakespearean Tragedy 1904 and Oxford Lectures on Poetry 1909 All his published work was originally delivered in the form of lectures Bradley s pedagogical manner and his self confidence made him a real guide for many students to the meaning of Shakespeare His influence on Shakespearean criticism was so great that the following poem by Guy Boas Lays of Learning appeared in 1926 I dreamt last night that Shakespeare s Ghost Sat for a civil service post The English paper for that year Had several questions on King Lear Which Shakespeare answered very badly Because he hadn t read his Bradley Hawkes 1986 as cited in Taylor 2001 46 7 dd Though Bradley has sometimes been criticised for writing of Shakespeare s characters as though they were real people his book is probably the most influential single work of Shakespearean criticism ever published 8 Reputation EditShakespearean Tragedy has been reprinted more than two dozen times and is itself the subject of a scholarly book Katherine Cooke s A C Bradley and His Influence in Twentieth Century Shakespeare Criticism 9 By the mid twentieth century his approach became discredited for many scholars often it is said to contain anachronistic errors and attempts to apply late 19th century novelistic conceptions of morality and psychology to early 17th century society Kenneth Burke s 1951 article Othello An Essay to Illustrate a Method 10 counters a Bradleyan reading of character as L C Knights had earlier done with his 1933 essay How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth John Britton has pointed out that this was never a question actually posed by Bradley and apparently was made up by F R Leavis as a mockery of current irrelevancies in Shakespeare criticism 11 Since the 1970s the prevalence of poststructuralist methods of criticism resulted in students turning away from his work although a number of scholars have recently returned to considering character as a historical category of evaluation for instance Michael Bristol Harold Bloom has paid tribute to Bradley s place in the great tradition of critical writing on Shakespeare This Bloom s book Shakespeare the Invention of the Human is a latecomer work written in the wake of the Shakespeare critics I most admire Johnson Hazlitt Bradley 12 Bradley delivered the 1907 1908 Gifford Lectures at the University of Glasgow entitled Ideals of Religion 13 He also delivered the 1909 Adamson Lecture 14 of the Victoria University of Manchester and the 1912 Shakespeare Lecture of the British Academy 15 Bradley s other works include Aristotle s Conception of the State in Hellenica ed Evelyn Abbott London Longmans Green 1st ed 1880 2nd ed 1898 Poetry for Poetry s Sake 1901 A Commentary on Tennyson s in Memoriam 1901 and A Miscellany 1929 See also EditTimeline of Shakespeare criticismReferences Edit BRADLEY Andrew Cecil Who s Who 59 202 1907 Andrew Cecil Bradley 18 August 2014 Retrieved 3 June 2018 DiPietro Cary Bradley Greg Folger Great Shakespeareans Volume 9 New York Continuum 2011 p 14 See W W Greg and Henry Clay Folger DiPietro 2011 p 14 a b Bradley Francis Herbert Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Hancock Brannon Andrew Cecil Bradley Gifford Lectures Archived 14 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Taylor Michael Shakespeare Criticism in the Twentieth Century p 40 Oxford Oxford University Press 2001 Gauntlett Mark The Perishable Body of the Unpoetic A C Bradley Performs Othello Shakespeare Survey Volume 47 Playing Places for Shakespeare Ed Stanley Wells Cambridge University Press 1994 Cooke Katherine A C Bradley and His Influence in Twentieth Century Shakespeare Criticism Oxford Clarendon 1972 Burke Kenneth Kenneth Burke on Shakespeare Archived 11 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Parlor Press 2007 Britton John A C Bradley and those Children of Lady Macbeth Shakespeare Quarterly Vol 12 No 3 Summer 1961 pp 349 351 doi 10 2307 2867083 p 717 Harvey John W 1941 Review of Ideals of Religion by A C Bradley Gifford Lectures 1907 Philosophy 16 61 84 85 doi 10 1017 S0031819100001960 ISSN 0031 8191 S2CID 170479982 English poetry and German philosophy in the age of Wordsworthby A C Bradley 1909 Adamson Lecture 1909 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help Bradley A C 1976 Coriolanus Proceedings of the British Academy 1911 1912 5 457 473 Second Annual Shakespeare Lecture of the British Academy 1912 Sources EditNew General Catalog of Old Books and AuthorsExternal links Edit Works by or about A C Bradley at Wikisource Works by Andrew Cecil Bradley at Project Gutenberg Works by or about A C Bradley at Internet Archive Works by A C Bradley at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Shakespearean Tragedy by A C Bradley Archived 27 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Complete text of the classic of Shakespearean criticism Biography and Summary of Gifford Lectures Ideals of Religion by Dr Brannon Hancock Academic officesPreceded byJohn Nichol Regius Professor of English Language and Literature University of Glasgow1889 1900 Succeeded bySir Walter RaleighPreceded byWilliam Courthope Oxford Professor of Poetry1901 1906 Succeeded byJohn William Mackail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A C Bradley amp oldid 1166959333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
