The Adventures of a Shakespeare Scholar: To Discover Shakespeare's Art, Volume 10Rarely does a scholar single-handedly point Shakespeare study in a new direction. But in the 1950s, when brilliant insights were being achieved in Shakespeare's language, and a few theatre historians were recording stagings and stage business, Marvin Rosenberg led the way to a wider perspective of the poet-playwright's genius. He insisted that Shakespeare's art fused poetry-of-the-word with poetry-of-the-theatre, each illuminating the other inseparably. |
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... 1977 ) 12. Visualizing Complex Character ( Ongoing unpublished research ) 13. Experimental Studies of King Lear ( Sixth International Congress of Aesthetics , Sweden , 1968 ) 137 143 150 14. King Lear and His Fool ( In Educational Theatre.
... 1977 ) 12. Visualizing Complex Character ( Ongoing unpublished research ) 13. Experimental Studies of King Lear ( Sixth International Congress of Aesthetics , Sweden , 1968 ) 137 143 150 14. King Lear and His Fool ( In Educational Theatre.
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... complex , of passions and thoughts . How does our flesh say poetically the anguish that Lear's lines demand ? We try it . We imagine the best we can , see the play , read it over and over , find how the actors have done it for their old ...
... complex , of passions and thoughts . How does our flesh say poetically the anguish that Lear's lines demand ? We try it . We imagine the best we can , see the play , read it over and over , find how the actors have done it for their old ...
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... complex , so multilayered , are elusive . I struggled to find a concept that might give a glimpse of their multiplicity . The critic , like the poet , seeks a word that will capture an image — or an idea — on the wing . I finally caught ...
... complex , so multilayered , are elusive . I struggled to find a concept that might give a glimpse of their multiplicity . The critic , like the poet , seeks a word that will capture an image — or an idea — on the wing . I finally caught ...
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