Shakespearean CriticismPresents literary criticism on the plays and poetry of Shakespeare. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, newspapers, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Includes commentary by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as a full range of views from later centuries, with an emphasis on contemporary analysis. Includes aesthetic criticism, textual criticism, and criticism of Shakespeare in performance. |
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... clowns in Romeo and Juliet and Othello are occasionally removed from modern productions , for example . On the whole , however , in our era clowns have been rescued . We find more than ran- dom " comic relief " in the clown scenes , and ...
... clowns in Romeo and Juliet and Othello are occasionally removed from modern productions , for example . On the whole , however , in our era clowns have been rescued . We find more than ran- dom " comic relief " in the clown scenes , and ...
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... clowns ' jigs . These jigs col- lected such large and unruly crowds that they were finally outlawed while Shakespeare was still writing . Some authors actually welcomed the clown's contri- bution and provided him with stage directions ...
... clowns ' jigs . These jigs col- lected such large and unruly crowds that they were finally outlawed while Shakespeare was still writing . Some authors actually welcomed the clown's contri- bution and provided him with stage directions ...
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... clown was accus- tomed to perpetrate : " bawdry , wanton shews and un- comely gestures . " Who was this clown , and what did he do that was so terrible or so wonderful ? He simply represented the lowest level of existence in his world ...
... clown was accus- tomed to perpetrate : " bawdry , wanton shews and un- comely gestures . " Who was this clown , and what did he do that was so terrible or so wonderful ? He simply represented the lowest level of existence in his world ...
Contents
Shakespeares Clowns and Fools | 1 |
As You Like | 87 |
King Lear | 176 |
Copyright | |
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