Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 28Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... [ Elizabeth's ] famous remark ' I am Richard the Second . Know ye not that ? ' was made to William Lambarde . . . and its context makes clear that both Elizabeth and Lambarde saw the play's relevance to the Earl of Essex's rebellion ...
... [ Elizabeth's ] famous remark ' I am Richard the Second . Know ye not that ? ' was made to William Lambarde . . . and its context makes clear that both Elizabeth and Lambarde saw the play's relevance to the Earl of Essex's rebellion ...
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... Elizabeth I passed through the city in 1559 to be crowned in Westminster , Londoners were treated to a magnificent spectacle . A calvacade of pageants crowded the streets ; children staged dramas in which the virtues of chastity and ...
... Elizabeth I passed through the city in 1559 to be crowned in Westminster , Londoners were treated to a magnificent spectacle . A calvacade of pageants crowded the streets ; children staged dramas in which the virtues of chastity and ...
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... Elizabeth's death , and the uncertainty caused considerable anxiety : many of her subjects " genu- inely feared that chaos would ensue when Elizabeth died . " This uncertainty was exacerbated by Elizabeth's refusal to declare a ...
... Elizabeth's death , and the uncertainty caused considerable anxiety : many of her subjects " genu- inely feared that chaos would ensue when Elizabeth died . " This uncertainty was exacerbated by Elizabeth's refusal to declare a ...
Contents
Texts and Revels in Twelfth Night | 13 |
Lynda E Boose The Taming of the Shrew Good Husbandry and Enclosure | 21 |
Juliet Dusinberre As Who Liked It? | 31 |
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