Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 11Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... English , he had no means of divining it . This was especially the case in the dialogues with the Fool , where many English actors have been hopelessly at sea . But all the leading essentials of the situation he grasped with perfect ...
... English , he had no means of divining it . This was especially the case in the dialogues with the Fool , where many English actors have been hopelessly at sea . But all the leading essentials of the situation he grasped with perfect ...
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... English Spotlight , " in Theatre Arts , Vol . XXX , No. 12 , De- cember , 1946 , pp . 702-06 . PRODUCTION : Donald Wolfit Century Theatre , New York • 1947 BACKGROUND : An English actor and manager , Wolfit was best known for his ...
... English Spotlight , " in Theatre Arts , Vol . XXX , No. 12 , De- cember , 1946 , pp . 702-06 . PRODUCTION : Donald Wolfit Century Theatre , New York • 1947 BACKGROUND : An English actor and manager , Wolfit was best known for his ...
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... English speech , -a failure that is most marked when he plays Shakespeare . Of course we have our own feelings about Shakespeare , our own manner of reading him . We read him in the light of our Anglo - Saxon tempera- ment , and in ...
... English speech , -a failure that is most marked when he plays Shakespeare . Of course we have our own feelings about Shakespeare , our own manner of reading him . We read him in the light of our Anglo - Saxon tempera- ment , and in ...
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