Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Dowden, Edward (1843), born at Cork, was educated at Queen's College, Cork, and at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1867 he; became Professor of Oratory in Dublin University, and afterwards Professor of English Literature. He has written many magazine articles, and is especially noted as a Shakespearean scholar. His Shaliespeare: a Study of his Mind and Art (1875), and his Slialtespeare Primer (1877), are, well known. He published Studies in Literature (1878), a work on Southey in English Men of Letters (1879), and a Life of Slielley (1888).