Abstract
Two conflicting theories regarding the composition of Timon of Athens have been expounded for many years. The first, argued notably by Professor Delius, asserts that the Folio text represents Shakespere's partial revision of an uninspired old play; the second, espoused by Mr. Fleay and elaborated in recent years by Dr. E. H. Wright, assumes that the play is an unfinished draft by Shakespere filled out by later literary hack-work. The latter theory at present receives more general favour; nevertheless in 1923 Mr. Dugdale Sykes in Notes and Queries, after calling attention to certain internal relationships in the play, has attempted to revive the earlier explanation.
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