Shakespearean CriticismWith chronologically arranged excerpts from nearly 400 years of commentary, this illustrated series provides useful support to students and teachers. It presents an extensive collection of critical excerpts dealing with all of Shakespeare's plays and non-dramatic poems. It also traces the history of Shakespeare's plays on the stage and in important films. Included are eyewitness reviews and retrospective evaluations of individual productions. |
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... King's Company . When the theatres opened the only plays avail- able were the old ones . Before the end of the first year , the King's Company acted at least twenty plays , all of which were old . The King's Company represented the ...
... King's Company . When the theatres opened the only plays avail- able were the old ones . Before the end of the first year , the King's Company acted at least twenty plays , all of which were old . The King's Company represented the ...
Page 506
... KING'S MEN , for private performances at the Inns . Existing evidence indicates that at least two of Shakespeare's plays , The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night , were first performed at the Inns . KING'S MEN : An acting company ...
... KING'S MEN , for private performances at the Inns . Existing evidence indicates that at least two of Shakespeare's plays , The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night , were first performed at the Inns . KING'S MEN : An acting company ...
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... King Lear 11 : 116 , 119 Booth , Edwin Julius Caesar 17 : 279 , 280 , 282 , 284 , 286 , 287 King Lear 11:25 , 26 Othello 11 : 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 248 , 249 , 253 , 255 , 257 , 259 , 323 Romeo and Juliet 11 : 416 , 418 Booth ...
... King Lear 11 : 116 , 119 Booth , Edwin Julius Caesar 17 : 279 , 280 , 282 , 284 , 286 , 287 King Lear 11:25 , 26 Othello 11 : 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 248 , 249 , 253 , 255 , 257 , 259 , 323 Romeo and Juliet 11 : 416 , 418 Booth ...
Contents
Macbeth | 1 |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
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