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 98
... Reason and Energy ( as Blake distinguished them ) . Reason first : PHI . Nay , but this dotage of our generals O'erflows the measure : those his goodly eyes , That o'er the files and musters of the war Have glowed like plated Mars , now ...
... Reason and Energy ( as Blake distinguished them ) . Reason first : PHI . Nay , but this dotage of our generals O'erflows the measure : those his goodly eyes , That o'er the files and musters of the war Have glowed like plated Mars , now ...
Page 110
... reason in princes . Whatever his other qual- ifications , however brilliant his personality and character , his blunders , the result of his inability to rule himself , demonstrate that he is unfit to rule others . No clearer exposition ...
... reason in princes . Whatever his other qual- ifications , however brilliant his personality and character , his blunders , the result of his inability to rule himself , demonstrate that he is unfit to rule others . No clearer exposition ...
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... reason and justice on their side ; but as Plato suspected when he ban- ished poetry from his republic , reason and justice are no match for poetry . . . . If it is true that Shakespeare uses the poetry to dazzle our moral sense and undo ...
... reason and justice on their side ; but as Plato suspected when he ban- ished poetry from his republic , reason and justice are no match for poetry . . . . If it is true that Shakespeare uses the poetry to dazzle our moral sense and undo ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Richard II | 241 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 429 |
Copyright | |
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