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 127
... reason must always be applied . Animals are motivated solely by physical pleasure , he argued , but man has the gift of reason . ' The man who is too prone to succumb to sensual delights should beware of becoming an animal himself ...
... reason must always be applied . Animals are motivated solely by physical pleasure , he argued , but man has the gift of reason . ' The man who is too prone to succumb to sensual delights should beware of becoming an animal himself ...
Page 371
... reason which denies The yielding of her up ? ( II . ii . 17-25 ) Here is the wearisome condition of warring mankind : two great civilizations locked in mortal combat for the sake of a woman whom neither side desires , corrupted and ener ...
... reason which denies The yielding of her up ? ( II . ii . 17-25 ) Here is the wearisome condition of warring mankind : two great civilizations locked in mortal combat for the sake of a woman whom neither side desires , corrupted and ener ...
Page 374
... reasons , " and powerfully concludes : Nay , if we talk of reason , Let's shut our gates and sleep . Manhood and honour Should have hare hearts , would they but fat their thoughts With this cramm'd reason . Reason and respect Make ...
... reasons , " and powerfully concludes : Nay , if we talk of reason , Let's shut our gates and sleep . Manhood and honour Should have hare hearts , would they but fat their thoughts With this cramm'd reason . Reason and respect Make ...
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Shakespeare and Classical Civilization | 1 |
Antony and Cleopatra | 81 |
Timon of Athens | 154 |
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