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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( 2.254-73 ) Arthur's death proves more awkward . In general The Troublesome Raigne seems by comparison with King John to downplay John's role in his nephew's death and to lower the price he must pay for his evil intent .
( 2.254-73 ) Arthur's death proves more awkward . In general The Troublesome Raigne seems by comparison with King John to downplay John's role in his nephew's death and to lower the price he must pay for his evil intent .
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Holinshed also stresses the Archbishop's role between 1213 and John's death in " setting on " the “ lords and peeres of the realme ” ( 2 : 313 ) to press the king for their rights . As Holinshed phrases it on one occasion : “ The ...
Holinshed also stresses the Archbishop's role between 1213 and John's death in " setting on " the “ lords and peeres of the realme ” ( 2 : 313 ) to press the king for their rights . As Holinshed phrases it on one occasion : “ The ...
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What John wanted was Arthur's death without the responsibility for it . The consequences of the alleged death have no sooner forced him to welcome the news that Arthur is yet alive than Fate gives him exactly what he first wanted : the ...
What John wanted was Arthur's death without the responsibility for it . The consequences of the alleged death have no sooner forced him to welcome the news that Arthur is yet alive than Fate gives him exactly what he first wanted : the ...
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| Title | Shakespearean Criticism Literature criticism online Volume 41 of Shakespearean Criticism Series |
| Editor | Michelle Lee |
| Publisher | Gale Research International, Limited, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0787619868, 9780787619862 |
| Length | 420 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Drama Literary Criticism / Reference Literary Criticism / Shakespeare |
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