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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Page 157
... head in the history play are not difficult to determine . The display of the head serves as a striking , unmistakable image signifying not only the defeat and demise of the victim , but , more crucially , the loss or transfer of ...
... head in the history play are not difficult to determine . The display of the head serves as a striking , unmistakable image signifying not only the defeat and demise of the victim , but , more crucially , the loss or transfer of ...
Page 161
... heads is that there has been a fundamental change in social hierarchies and the distribution of power . . . . Taking a head transforms the menu peuple from the passive " source of sovereignty " to the active executor of sovereign power ...
... heads is that there has been a fundamental change in social hierarchies and the distribution of power . . . . Taking a head transforms the menu peuple from the passive " source of sovereignty " to the active executor of sovereign power ...
Page 162
... head and the exit for Iden are both absent . If Iden does not leave the stage with Cade's head , that gruesome property may remain visible - possibly mounted on a pike be- hind the king - through the remainder of the scene , thereby ...
... head and the exit for Iden are both absent . If Iden does not leave the stage with Cade's head , that gruesome property may remain visible - possibly mounted on a pike be- hind the king - through the remainder of the scene , thereby ...
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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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