Abstract: In this essay, I examine Henry Norman Hudson, an understudied yet pivotal figure in the emergence of Shakespeare studies as a discrete and institutionalized academic discipline in the United States. Professionalizing Shakespeare studies in the late nineteenth century, I argue, entailed considerable conflict and negotiation between two methodological approaches—aesthetic humanism and scientific philology—and two modes of professional comportment—the gentlemanly man-of-letters and the credentialed research specialist. Hudson helped bridge this scholarly rift by disseminating his humanist ideas in erudite scholarly editions that encouraged careful reading and analysis, offering at least the semblance of objectivity that placated the new literary professional while still appealing to students and other nonspecialists. Finally, I show that the methodological tensions that Hudson illuminated have become a consistent feature of professional scholarship and continue, even today, to cast a shadow over the discipline.

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亨利诺曼哈德森和美国莎士比亚研究的起源

摘要：在本文中，我考察了亨利·诺曼·哈德森（Henry Norman Hudson），他是莎士比亚研究在美国作为一门离散和制度化的学科兴起的过程中未被充分研究但至关重要的人物。我认为，19 世纪后期莎士比亚研究的专业化需要两种方法论方法——美学人文主义和科学语言学——以及两种专业行为模式——绅士文人和有资格的研究专家之间的相当大的冲突和协商。哈德森通过在博学的学术版本中传播他的人文主义思想来帮助弥合这一学术分歧，鼓励仔细阅读和分析，至少提供了一种客观性的表象，安抚了新的文学专业人士，同时仍然吸引了学生和其他非专业人士。最后，