Shakespearean CriticismMichele Lee Presents literary criticism on the plays and poetry of Shakespeare. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, newspapers, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Includes commentary by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as a full range of views from later centuries, with an emphasis on contemporary analysis. Includes aesthetic criticism, textual criticism, and criticism of Shakespeare in performance. |
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Page 105
... praise . . . " ( 10-11 ) . Moreover , in both Latin sources the sight of Lucrece inflames Tarquin's passion ; in Lucrece he sets off for Collatium without having seen her . The result , then , of this rewriting is a heightened ...
... praise . . . " ( 10-11 ) . Moreover , in both Latin sources the sight of Lucrece inflames Tarquin's passion ; in Lucrece he sets off for Collatium without having seen her . The result , then , of this rewriting is a heightened ...
Page 107
... praise through a catalogue of over- blown clichés , rich in exaggeration but poor before the splendor of their subject ; Tarquin , at least momentarily , has " eyes to wonder " but lacks a tongue " to praise ' ( Sonnet 106 , 1. 14 ) ...
... praise through a catalogue of over- blown clichés , rich in exaggeration but poor before the splendor of their subject ; Tarquin , at least momentarily , has " eyes to wonder " but lacks a tongue " to praise ' ( Sonnet 106 , 1. 14 ) ...
Page 116
... praise . These are the opening stanzas of " The Rape of Lucrece " : From the besieged Ardea all in post , Borne by the trustless wings of false desire , Lust - breathed Tarquin leaves the Roman host , And to Collatium bears the ...
... praise . These are the opening stanzas of " The Rape of Lucrece " : From the besieged Ardea all in post , Borne by the trustless wings of false desire , Lust - breathed Tarquin leaves the Roman host , And to Collatium bears the ...
Contents
Violence in Shakespeares Works | 1 |
The Rape of Lucrece | 77 |
Titus Andronicus | 169 |
Copyright | |
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