Shakespearean CriticismPresents 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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The Stratford Shakespeare Festival Foundation of Canada . Reproduced by permission . - From a theatre production of “ Henry VIII " by William Shakespeare with Elizabeth Shepherd as Queen Katherine , directed by Brian Rintoul at the Avon ...
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival Foundation of Canada . Reproduced by permission . - From a theatre production of “ Henry VIII " by William Shakespeare with Elizabeth Shepherd as Queen Katherine , directed by Brian Rintoul at the Avon ...
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They would also have us believe , because the evidence is there for Shakespeare the writer , that the aspiring young actor from Stratford was simultaneously bold enough to implore the noble youth to marry and beget children ' for love ...
They would also have us believe , because the evidence is there for Shakespeare the writer , that the aspiring young actor from Stratford was simultaneously bold enough to implore the noble youth to marry and beget children ' for love ...
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“ During 1598 , ” he wrote , the Bard was “ managing , acting ... and turning out plays ( two or three a year was his pace at this time ) and yet keeping an eye on malt and ( Stratford ) matters . ” In 1604 Shakspere sued the Stratford ...
“ During 1598 , ” he wrote , the Bard was “ managing , acting ... and turning out plays ( two or three a year was his pace at this time ) and yet keeping an eye on malt and ( Stratford ) matters . ” In 1604 Shakspere sued the Stratford ...
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