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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... comic exploitation of conventions , " arguing that Shakespeare's technique of humorous detachment is evident throughout the drama . He especially discerns this comic detach- ment in the portrayal of Imogen awakening beside the headless ...
... comic exploitation of conventions , " arguing that Shakespeare's technique of humorous detachment is evident throughout the drama . He especially discerns this comic detach- ment in the portrayal of Imogen awakening beside the headless ...
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... comic villain and the butt of ridicule in the play . E. E. Stoll's con- ception of Shylock as a thoroughly Elizabethan and comic villain overlooks the complexities [ see excerpt above , 1927 ] . He is more than the butt of ridicule in a ...
... comic villain and the butt of ridicule in the play . E. E. Stoll's con- ception of Shylock as a thoroughly Elizabethan and comic villain overlooks the complexities [ see excerpt above , 1927 ] . He is more than the butt of ridicule in a ...
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... comic world into the festive world of nature ; clarification , in the face of the restrictive artifice of the comic world , of the healthful relation [ of ] man to nature . An approach to The Mer- chant of Venice in terms of comic ...
... comic world into the festive world of nature ; clarification , in the face of the restrictive artifice of the comic world , of the healthful relation [ of ] man to nature . An approach to The Mer- chant of Venice in terms of comic ...
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action Additional Bibliography Anna Brownell Jameson Antonio appears argues Arviragus audience August Wilhelm Schlegel Bassanio beauty Belarius Belmont bond Britain casket character Christian Cloten comedy comic conflict contends contrast conventions court critics Cymbe Cymbeline Cymbeline's daughter death Desdemona disguise dramatic dream E. K. Chambers Elizabethan emotional essay date excerpt father feeling final give Granville-Barker Gratiano Guiderius Harley Granville-Barker harmony hath Hermann Ulrici human husband Iachimo ideal imagery Imogen irony Jessica Jupiter justice King Lorenzo lovers means Merchant of Venice mercy moral nature Nerissa Othello passion Pisanio play's plot poet Portia Posthumus Posthumus's pound of flesh Queen repentance revenge ring romance sadness seems sense sexual Shake Shakespeare Shylock significance soliloquy soul speare's speech spirit story suggests symbolic thee theme thing thou tragedy tragic trial scene true truth Venetian villain virtue vision wager wife William Hazlitt Winter's Tale words