Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 6Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 181
... Rome seem hardly worth the contemning . Seeing Rome the first way we agree with Antony's friends that he has thrown away a magnificent life in order to waste the lamps of night in futile Alexandrian revelry ; seeing Rome the second way ...
... Rome seem hardly worth the contemning . Seeing Rome the first way we agree with Antony's friends that he has thrown away a magnificent life in order to waste the lamps of night in futile Alexandrian revelry ; seeing Rome the second way ...
Page 185
... Rome and Egypt , nor in the fact of their opposition . ( pp . 34-7 ) The public values of Rome arise from the same source as always in Shakespeare : the ideal of order , harmony , and mutuality in the state . At the beginning of the ...
... Rome and Egypt , nor in the fact of their opposition . ( pp . 34-7 ) The public values of Rome arise from the same source as always in Shakespeare : the ideal of order , harmony , and mutuality in the state . At the beginning of the ...
Page 215
... Rome is partly gain in Egypt . The mingled abundance of the Nile serves as an analogy for the mingled abundance of Antony himself , ex- cessive in all he does . ( pp . 123-27 ) Antony's Jove - like generosity is a central element in ...
... Rome is partly gain in Egypt . The mingled abundance of the Nile serves as an analogy for the mingled abundance of Antony himself , ex- cessive in all he does . ( pp . 123-27 ) Antony's Jove - like generosity is a central element in ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Richard II | 241 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 429 |
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