Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 83Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... homosocial setting , an inclusion that has the effect of erasure . Emilia is the competitive focus between two knights , thereby deflecting attention from her defiance of convention toward an endorsement of heterosexual values .
... homosocial setting , an inclusion that has the effect of erasure . Emilia is the competitive focus between two knights , thereby deflecting attention from her defiance of convention toward an endorsement of heterosexual values .
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... homosocial aggression . By directing the youths ' erotic energies into homosocial violence , The Two Noble Kinsmen will again cast a dark shadow on marriage and all kinds of love . The play does so by focusing on the sinister ...
... homosocial aggression . By directing the youths ' erotic energies into homosocial violence , The Two Noble Kinsmen will again cast a dark shadow on marriage and all kinds of love . The play does so by focusing on the sinister ...
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... homosocial . For his part , Palamon , too , barely conceals ( from the audience , if not himself ) his own longing for Arcite . After he has been freed from prison , he fantasizes openly in soliloquy : Were I at liberty , I would do ...
... homosocial . For his part , Palamon , too , barely conceals ( from the audience , if not himself ) his own longing for Arcite . After he has been freed from prison , he fantasizes openly in soliloquy : Were I at liberty , I would do ...
Contents
Cumulative Character Index | 355 |
Cumulative Topic Index | 367 |
Cumulative Topic Index by Play | 391 |
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