Mungo maccallum biography of william shakespeare

'Shakespeare's Roman Plays and Their Background' is a renowned literary work written by Sir Mungo William MacCallum.

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  • MacCallum is a scholarly examination of the Roman-themed plays written by Shakespeare, likely composed in the early 20th century.
  • MacCallum was not only an expositor but an original scholar.
  • Sir Mungo William MacCallum KCMG (26 February 1854 – 3 September 1942) was Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1934 to 1936, and a noted literary.

    • MacCallum is a scholarly examination of the Roman-themed plays written by Shakespeare, likely composed in the early 20th century..

    Mungo William MacCallum

    Australian academic administrator

    For other people named Mungo MacCallum, see Mungo MacCallum (disambiguation).

    Sir Mungo William MacCallumKCMG (26 February 1854 – 3 September 1942) was Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1934 to 1936, and a noted literary critic.

    Early life

    Mungo William MacCallum was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Mungo MacCallum, merchant, and his wife Isabella, née Renton.[1] He studied at the University of Glasgow and at Berlin and Leipzig.

    In Germany MacCallum concentrated on medieval literature, he published several articles in the Cornhill Magazine in 1879-80. In 1884 he published Studies in Low German and High German literature.

    Academic career

    MacCallum became Professor of Literature at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1879, but moved to Sydney in 1887 to take up the post of Foundation Professor of Modern Language and Literature at the University of Sydney, MacCallum was