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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Page 141
... piece , the Pyramus and Thisbe play . It is not surprising , therefore , that critics and commen- tators long questioned whether the Dream may be successful- ly staged . In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries , actors and producers ...
... piece , the Pyramus and Thisbe play . It is not surprising , therefore , that critics and commen- tators long questioned whether the Dream may be successful- ly staged . In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries , actors and producers ...
Page 156
... piece which form a large proportion of it went off quite well and the audience were exceedingly delighted . Those who were in- clined to laugh , indulged themselves without scru- ple , because the wit was Shakspere's ; those who were ...
... piece which form a large proportion of it went off quite well and the audience were exceedingly delighted . Those who were in- clined to laugh , indulged themselves without scru- ple , because the wit was Shakspere's ; those who were ...
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... piece , The Fairy Queen ( published by Tonson in 1692 ) , founded upon Shakespeare's play . The course of the comedy was not much altered , except that Hippolyta was left out , and the clowns ' play was transferred to the third act and ...
... piece , The Fairy Queen ( published by Tonson in 1692 ) , founded upon Shakespeare's play . The course of the comedy was not much altered , except that Hippolyta was left out , and the clowns ' play was transferred to the third act and ...
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