Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 69Gale Research Company, 1984 - 428 pages This detailed series provides comprehensive coverage of critical interpretations of the plays of Shakespeare. Volumes one through ten present critical overviews of each play and feature criticism from the 17th century to the present. Beginning with Vol. 60, the series replaced its annual compilation of essays representing the year's most noteworthy Shakespearean scholarship with topic entries, comprised of essays that analyze various topics or themes found Shakespeare's works. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. Each volume includes a cumulative character index, a topic index and a topic index arranged by play title. The plays, theme or focus of this volume include: As you like it, Henry IV, parts 1 & 2, incest, and Macbeth. - Publisher. |
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... audience as falsely coherent as he is himself , with his many conflicting tongues : each of us encapsulated in our verbal cells , sanctioning the " false reports , " each of us hearing only what we can or will hear , which is to say ...
... audience as falsely coherent as he is himself , with his many conflicting tongues : each of us encapsulated in our verbal cells , sanctioning the " false reports , " each of us hearing only what we can or will hear , which is to say ...
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... audience that it will become apparent sooner or later to his enemies . His defeat is proof of how a professed Ma- chiavellianism fails to work . Evil , like a started beast , is brought to bay . The villain never ceases to be the ...
... audience that it will become apparent sooner or later to his enemies . His defeat is proof of how a professed Ma- chiavellianism fails to work . Evil , like a started beast , is brought to bay . The villain never ceases to be the ...
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... audience interpretation Julius Caesar 48 : 240 audience perception The Comedy of Errors 1 : 37 , 50 , 56 ; 19 : 54 ; 34 : 258 ; 54 : 136 , 144 King Lear 19 : 295 ; 28 : 325 ; 61 : 176 Richard II 24 : 414 , 423 ; 39 : 295 Pericles 42 ...
... audience interpretation Julius Caesar 48 : 240 audience perception The Comedy of Errors 1 : 37 , 50 , 56 ; 19 : 54 ; 34 : 258 ; 54 : 136 , 144 King Lear 19 : 295 ; 28 : 325 ; 61 : 176 Richard II 24 : 414 , 423 ; 39 : 295 Pericles 42 ...
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As You Like | 1 |
Character Studies | 21 |
Production Reviews | 43 |
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