Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 38Gale Research Company, 1998 |
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Page 287
... Actaeon had become a cant - name for a cuckold " , and when Falstaff " dons the horns which he would have placed on Ford's brows he suffers the poetic justice of a failed Don Juan . " Professor Bullough has likewise emphasized the ...
... Actaeon had become a cant - name for a cuckold " , and when Falstaff " dons the horns which he would have placed on Ford's brows he suffers the poetic justice of a failed Don Juan . " Professor Bullough has likewise emphasized the ...
Page 288
... Actaeon myth is highly significant . Though the hero's fate was often inter- preted as a warning against the costs of hunting , which devour the huntsman financially , " an alternative inter- pretation was familiar to Shakespeare and ...
... Actaeon myth is highly significant . Though the hero's fate was often inter- preted as a warning against the costs of hunting , which devour the huntsman financially , " an alternative inter- pretation was familiar to Shakespeare and ...
Page 293
... Actaeon retains his human shape , except for his stag's head . . " Cf. Les XV . livres de la metamorphose d'Ovid contenans L'olympe des histoires poétiques ( Paris , 1539 ) , fol . 42 ; Metamorphosis Ovidii . . . expositae per M. Johan ...
... Actaeon retains his human shape , except for his stag's head . . " Cf. Les XV . livres de la metamorphose d'Ovid contenans L'olympe des histoires poétiques ( Paris , 1539 ) , fol . 42 ; Metamorphosis Ovidii . . . expositae per M. Johan ...
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