Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 37Gale Research Company, 1998 |
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... 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 Tudor- Stuart history . Commentators who view the play as an ...
... 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 Tudor- Stuart history . Commentators who view the play as an ...
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... audience's wishful memories and lingering regrets over Elizabeth's denial of their wish . Perhaps a Jacobean audience may not have grasped the intricacies of Cranmer's maneuver , but its general sense the intimate association between ...
... audience's wishful memories and lingering regrets over Elizabeth's denial of their wish . Perhaps a Jacobean audience may not have grasped the intricacies of Cranmer's maneuver , but its general sense the intimate association between ...
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... audience accepting John's legiti- macy need not have understood him to challenge this right , and it is possible to imagine a performance which makes clear that John is legitimate King . His legiti- macy is further buttressed by the ...
... audience accepting John's legiti- macy need not have understood him to challenge this right , and it is possible to imagine a performance which makes clear that John is legitimate King . His legiti- macy is further buttressed by the ...
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Geraldo U de Sousa The Peasants Revolt and the Writing of History in 2 Henry | 105 |
Historiography and Legitimation in Henry VIII | 122 |
Steve Longstaffe The Limits of Modernity in Shakespeares King John | 132 |
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