Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 12Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... actor , howev- er gifted ; and when Sir Henry Irving tried to interpolate a most singular and fantastic notion of an old man between the lines of a fearfully mutilated acting version of King Lear , he was smashed . On the other hand ...
... actor , howev- er gifted ; and when Sir Henry Irving tried to interpolate a most singular and fantastic notion of an old man between the lines of a fearfully mutilated acting version of King Lear , he was smashed . On the other hand ...
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... acting . This acting was dependent on the ability to produce on stage the actually observable details of human behavior - including the natural by - play which has become commonplace in contemporary realistic acting - in order to ...
... acting . This acting was dependent on the ability to produce on stage the actually observable details of human behavior - including the natural by - play which has become commonplace in contemporary realistic acting - in order to ...
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... acting of A Midsummer Night's Dream Phelps sought to convey the same atmosphere of dream and fantasy estab- lished by the setting . In the fairy scenes the poetry of the dia- logue was given full prominence by skillful and unhurried ...
... acting of A Midsummer Night's Dream Phelps sought to convey the same atmosphere of dream and fantasy estab- lished by the setting . In the fairy scenes the poetry of the dia- logue was given full prominence by skillful and unhurried ...
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The Merchant of Venice | 1 |
A Midsummer Nights Dream | 141 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 306 |
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