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... heart , as Dr Johnson was . It was not the marrow of his brain - still less of his heart which was romantic ; but it was more than the trimmings . It gave him much of his education ; it contributed to the shaping of his plays and their ...
... heart , as Dr Johnson was . It was not the marrow of his brain - still less of his heart which was romantic ; but it was more than the trimmings . It gave him much of his education ; it contributed to the shaping of his plays and their ...
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... heart turns over at the simplest sentiments coming straight out of a soul in torment : ' thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart ' . Never have words been uttered with such sad force in our language , words that go on ...
... heart turns over at the simplest sentiments coming straight out of a soul in torment : ' thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart ' . Never have words been uttered with such sad force in our language , words that go on ...
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... heart - rending expressions in the language , simple as it is , when one remembers all that has gone before . Shakespeare has this unparalleled capacity for knocking us out , not only by the intensity of his imagination but by its truth ...
... heart - rending expressions in the language , simple as it is , when one remembers all that has gone before . Shakespeare has this unparalleled capacity for knocking us out , not only by the intensity of his imagination but by its truth ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
Shakespeares Education I | 11 |
Shakespeare and the Classics | 14 |
Copyright | |
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Shakespearean Scholarship: A Guide for Actors and Students Leslie O'Dell No preview available - 2002 |