Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 2Laurie Lanzen Harris Gale Research Company, 1984 - 591 pages This volume includes plot summaries, character profiles, criticism of the works and sources for further study. |
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... perhaps because Elizabeth died in March of 1603 - and was left forgotten until 1613 , when it was revised to suit James I. Elze claims that two other writers , Ben Jonson and John Fletcher , added the prologue and epilogue , expanded ...
... perhaps because Elizabeth died in March of 1603 - and was left forgotten until 1613 , when it was revised to suit James I. Elze claims that two other writers , Ben Jonson and John Fletcher , added the prologue and epilogue , expanded ...
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... perhaps the most purely " tragic " in Shake- speare . The last scene of all returns to this mood , and forms a second climax , but the tragic mood is altered by the addition of understanding to Lear's character . The presence of purely ...
... perhaps the most purely " tragic " in Shake- speare . The last scene of all returns to this mood , and forms a second climax , but the tragic mood is altered by the addition of understanding to Lear's character . The presence of purely ...
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... perhaps in this way that one could make out a case for a " metaphysical " King Lear ; that it shows a world of extreme power and vitality embracing its antithesis . This sense of star- tling disparities contained within one imaginative ...
... perhaps in this way that one could make out a case for a " metaphysical " King Lear ; that it shows a world of extreme power and vitality embracing its antithesis . This sense of star- tling disparities contained within one imaginative ...
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