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 220
... sound effects rather than realistic sound . And three years after this he again turned to Macbeth , in a fuller recorded version , which included he and Roger Hill's Mercury Shakespeare edition of the script as a free bonus with the ...
... sound effects rather than realistic sound . And three years after this he again turned to Macbeth , in a fuller recorded version , which included he and Roger Hill's Mercury Shakespeare edition of the script as a free bonus with the ...
Page 285
... sound of a sword being sharpened on a grindstone and the whishing sound of ar- rows as Ross tells MacDuff of the murders — these have important emotional overtones . As the witches exit , their shapes are dimly reflected in the wet sand ...
... sound of a sword being sharpened on a grindstone and the whishing sound of ar- rows as Ross tells MacDuff of the murders — these have important emotional overtones . As the witches exit , their shapes are dimly reflected in the wet sand ...
Page 387
... sound and sense of words in quibble or pun . The art of Shakespeare and his fellows involved the manipulation of the sense , shape and sounds of words , the communication of subtle and varied rhythms , as well as more conventional ...
... sound and sense of words in quibble or pun . The art of Shakespeare and his fellows involved the manipulation of the sense , shape and sounds of words , the communication of subtle and varied rhythms , as well as more conventional ...
Contents
Macbeth | 1 |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
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