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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... appearance of a ghost is thought by some a mere trick , a jeu du théâtre ; and Lloyd , in his excellent poem of the Actor , has ridi- culed , in very animated lines , the mealy appearance of Banquo : When chilling horrors shake th ...
... appearance of a ghost is thought by some a mere trick , a jeu du théâtre ; and Lloyd , in his excellent poem of the Actor , has ridi- culed , in very animated lines , the mealy appearance of Banquo : When chilling horrors shake th ...
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... appearance of Banquo's ghost , Garrick had spoken the lines beginning " Dare me to the desert with thy sword " [ III.iv. 103 ] with resolution and in a firm tone of voice as he advanced on the ghost . H. H. explained his preference for ...
... appearance of Banquo's ghost , Garrick had spoken the lines beginning " Dare me to the desert with thy sword " [ III.iv. 103 ] with resolution and in a firm tone of voice as he advanced on the ghost . H. H. explained his preference for ...
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... appearance and the abracadabra of their incantations al- most verbatim from a contemporary book on witchcraft , and with these generally accepted features his audience was familiar . He was using a symbol of great potency of which there ...
... appearance and the abracadabra of their incantations al- most verbatim from a contemporary book on witchcraft , and with these generally accepted features his audience was familiar . He was using a symbol of great potency of which there ...
Contents
Macbeth | 1 |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
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