The Dark Lantern: A Historical Study of Sight in Shakespeare, Webster, and Middleton |
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... described variously as a mistress whose " ornaments are chaste " ( 322 ) , a " blessed thing " ( 340 ) , and later as a " picture of pure piety ” ( 542 ) , what he sees is very like a religious statue in bad com- pany : ... like a ...
... described variously as a mistress whose " ornaments are chaste " ( 322 ) , a " blessed thing " ( 340 ) , and later as a " picture of pure piety ” ( 542 ) , what he sees is very like a religious statue in bad com- pany : ... like a ...
Page 258
... described by Hallett or Booth , for two firm reasons . First of all , Shake- speare's perspective is explicitly described as a perspective not because it is ' distorted ' or ' anamorphic ' but because it enables the youth to somehow ...
... described by Hallett or Booth , for two firm reasons . First of all , Shake- speare's perspective is explicitly described as a perspective not because it is ' distorted ' or ' anamorphic ' but because it enables the youth to somehow ...
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... Described the Manifold Vices , & Sported Enormities , that are Caused by the Infectious Sight of Playes , with the Description of the Subtile Sights of Sathan , Making Them His Instruments . Among other things , Rankins charges stage ...
... Described the Manifold Vices , & Sported Enormities , that are Caused by the Infectious Sight of Playes , with the Description of the Subtile Sights of Sathan , Making Them His Instruments . Among other things , Rankins charges stage ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | iii |
THE DARK LANTERN | 45 |
THE REFORMED EYE | 107 |
Copyright | |
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