Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 28Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... play Richard II is to play a man who has taken it for granted that he is the centre of ev- eryone's attention . That is the definition of a king , a man with a captive audience . What makes the part attractive and challenging is the ...
... play Richard II is to play a man who has taken it for granted that he is the centre of ev- eryone's attention . That is the definition of a king , a man with a captive audience . What makes the part attractive and challenging is the ...
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... plays , the Leir play , and King Lear . ' Consid- er the following features that are not found in the old Leir play and may be said to be bequeathed to King Lear by the plays that show traces of The True Chronicle Histo- rie : a villain ...
... plays , the Leir play , and King Lear . ' Consid- er the following features that are not found in the old Leir play and may be said to be bequeathed to King Lear by the plays that show traces of The True Chronicle Histo- rie : a villain ...
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... play were well known , there was a limited need for exposition . The play- wright therefore had a choice between virtuoso elabora- tion or getting on with it . That choice was quite possibly affected by the sense that he had done the ...
... play were well known , there was a limited need for exposition . The play- wright therefore had a choice between virtuoso elabora- tion or getting on with it . That choice was quite possibly affected by the sense that he had done the ...
Contents
Texts and Revels in Twelfth Night | 13 |
Lynda E Boose The Taming of the Shrew Good Husbandry and Enclosure | 21 |
Juliet Dusinberre As Who Liked It? | 31 |
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