Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 4Laurie Lanzen Harris Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 82
... Italy ( ' You must not so far prefer her , fore ours of Italy ' [ I. iv . 65-6 ] ) , being irritated by the new arrival's islanded ignorance and priggish certainties : As fair and as good - a kind of hand - in - hand comparison - had ...
... Italy ( ' You must not so far prefer her , fore ours of Italy ' [ I. iv . 65-6 ] ) , being irritated by the new arrival's islanded ignorance and priggish certainties : As fair and as good - a kind of hand - in - hand comparison - had ...
Page 83
... Italy in Shakespeare's day is witnessed by his steady reliance on Italian settings ( where anti- continental satire may nevertheless , as in Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing , be rather illogically contained ) . Throughout ...
... Italy in Shakespeare's day is witnessed by his steady reliance on Italian settings ( where anti- continental satire may nevertheless , as in Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing , be rather illogically contained ) . Throughout ...
Page 90
... Italian brain ' Gan in your duller Britain operate Most vilely . [ V. v . 196-98 ] These examples give the temper of practically every reference to Italy in the play , on the part at least of any character whom we respect either at the ...
... Italian brain ' Gan in your duller Britain operate Most vilely . [ V. v . 196-98 ] These examples give the temper of practically every reference to Italy in the play , on the part at least of any character whom we respect either at the ...
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