Nikolai Ilyich Storozhenko (russian: Николай Ильич Стороженко; 22 May 1836, in Irzhavets, Chernigov Governorate,

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– 25 January 1906, in

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, Russian Empire) was a Russian

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and a leading Shakespearean scholar of his time.Стороженко, Николай Ильич
at Brockhaus and Efron Dictionary // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907. A

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graduate who in 1863 became the head of the newly established literary faculty there, Storozhenko is credited with being the first to start "teaching the history of literature on the scientific basis" and "imbue his lectures with the same literary talent and fine artistic taste which marked his besk known works" (according to Brockhaus & Efron). His 1878 doctorate " Robert Greene. His Life and Works" was translated into English by Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts and received good reviews in Britain. On the strength of it Storozhenko was elected a vice-president of the New Shakespeare Society. Storozhenko compiled and edited the compilations ''Spanish Historical Literature'' and ''Victor Hugo and His Time''. In 1894-1901 he was the head of the Russian Literary Society.Николай Ильич Стороженко
at the World of Shakespeare site (Russian) He initiated the inception of and was for several years an active contributor to '' The Artist'' magazine. In 1896 his play ''Three Wives' Man'' (Троеженец) was produced at Moscow's Maly Theatre.

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* Russian literary historians Shakespearean scholars Academic staff of Moscow State University 19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian Empire Russian dramatists and playwrights 1836 births 1906 deaths Imperial Moscow University alumni {{Russia-writer-stub