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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Page 38
... face , large whiskers , and a long black hat [ according to Davies ] . The " damnable faces " made by the mugging actor usually were anticipat- ed by the gallery as moments of comic relief in the other- wise tragic decorum . After the ...
... face , large whiskers , and a long black hat [ according to Davies ] . The " damnable faces " made by the mugging actor usually were anticipat- ed by the gallery as moments of comic relief in the other- wise tragic decorum . After the ...
Page 116
... face averted from his wife , and his arms out- stretched , as it were , to the irrecoverable past , she dragged him from the stage . " On the other hand , the poetry near the beginning of the third act - where Banquo's approaching ...
... face averted from his wife , and his arms out- stretched , as it were , to the irrecoverable past , she dragged him from the stage . " On the other hand , the poetry near the beginning of the third act - where Banquo's approaching ...
Page 303
... face them . This ' twirl ' became a feature of the playing and was sometimes continued until the actor's body had passed through 360 degrees in a complete pirouette . Lady Mac- beth , part reading and part remembering the letter ( she ...
... face them . This ' twirl ' became a feature of the playing and was sometimes continued until the actor's body had passed through 360 degrees in a complete pirouette . Lady Mac- beth , part reading and part remembering the letter ( she ...
Contents
Macbeth | 1 |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
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