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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... political reformation in England during Hen- ry's reign . He regards the political and moral conflict of the Reformation as a central concern in the play - represented on the political level by the dominance and defeat of Wolsey , and ...
... political reformation in England during Hen- ry's reign . He regards the political and moral conflict of the Reformation as a central concern in the play - represented on the political level by the dominance and defeat of Wolsey , and ...
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... political combinations abroad . Wolsey is , therefore , the very strongest representative of ex- ternal domination over the State by the Church . He cares little or nothing for the spiritual purposes of the great religious or ...
... political combinations abroad . Wolsey is , therefore , the very strongest representative of ex- ternal domination over the State by the Church . He cares little or nothing for the spiritual purposes of the great religious or ...
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... political right . It follows not from the wisdom of her father's choice , but from her intran- sigence in regard to truth . Cordelia's natural right , far from being an element of political right , is destructive of political right ...
... political right . It follows not from the wisdom of her father's choice , but from her intran- sigence in regard to truth . Cordelia's natural right , far from being an element of political right , is destructive of political right ...
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