Shakespearean CriticismMichael Magoulias Presents 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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Page 110
... gods are generally adduced as ana- logues for the protagonists . Our lovers will not only re- place Dido and Aeneas in Elysium , they will begin to encroach on the realm of the gods themselves . In Julius Caesar and the major tragedies ...
... gods are generally adduced as ana- logues for the protagonists . Our lovers will not only re- place Dido and Aeneas in Elysium , they will begin to encroach on the realm of the gods themselves . In Julius Caesar and the major tragedies ...
Page 228
... gods . Gods are mentioned , but there is no intervention ; there is little or no prayer . The prayer of Apemantus can hardly be regarded as either honoring or beseeching the gods . Perhaps we can see this more clearly if we look for a ...
... gods . Gods are mentioned , but there is no intervention ; there is little or no prayer . The prayer of Apemantus can hardly be regarded as either honoring or beseeching the gods . Perhaps we can see this more clearly if we look for a ...
Page 239
... gods , I crave no pelf ; I pray for no man but myself . Grant I may never prove so fond , To trust man on his oath or bond ; Or a harlot for her weeping , Or a dog that seems a - sleeping , Or a keeper with my freedom , Or my friends ...
... gods , I crave no pelf ; I pray for no man but myself . Grant I may never prove so fond , To trust man on his oath or bond ; Or a harlot for her weeping , Or a dog that seems a - sleeping , Or a keeper with my freedom , Or my friends ...
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Shakespeare and Classical Civilization | 1 |
Antony and Cleopatra | 81 |
Timon of Athens | 154 |
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