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But what is a promise to Cranmer's audience in 1533 is of course history to his audience in 1613. In short , how we respond to the play as a whole depends greatly on how we respond to Cranmer's rendering of TudorStuart history .
But what is a promise to Cranmer's audience in 1533 is of course history to his audience in 1613. In short , how we respond to the play as a whole depends greatly on how we respond to Cranmer's rendering of TudorStuart history .
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Cranmer's provocative move may appeal to an audience's wishful memories and lingering regrets over Elizabeth's denial of their wish . or reproduce the supposed essence of actual speeches . They should normally be introduced only into ...
Cranmer's provocative move may appeal to an audience's wishful memories and lingering regrets over Elizabeth's denial of their wish . or reproduce the supposed essence of actual speeches . They should normally be introduced only into ...
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Falconbridge's words are difficult to understand , but an audience accepting John's legitimacy need not have understood him to challenge this right , and it is possible to imagine a performance which makes clear that John is legitimate ...
Falconbridge's words are difficult to understand , but an audience accepting John's legitimacy need not have understood him to challenge this right , and it is possible to imagine a performance which makes clear that John is legitimate ...
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Geraldo U de Sousa The Peasants Revolt and the Writing of History in 2 Henry | 105 |
Martha A Kurtz Rethinking Gender and Genre in the History Play | 122 |
Steve Longstaffe The Limits of Modernity in Shakespeares King John | 132 |
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| Title | Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 37 Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Laurie Lanzen Harris |
| Contributor | Gale Research Company |
| Publisher | Gale Research Company, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0787611352, 9780787611354 |
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