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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... critics have remarked on the overwhelming violent action in the play , its nightmarish atmosphere , and the enigmatic nature of its hero , the drama has received almost universal acclaim as one of Shakespeare's most profound and mature ...
... critics have remarked on the overwhelming violent action in the play , its nightmarish atmosphere , and the enigmatic nature of its hero , the drama has received almost universal acclaim as one of Shakespeare's most profound and mature ...
Page 315
... critics and direc- tors are of two minds as to where to place the ending of the play on the spectrum of future order and disorder . Read simply , the text seems to place itself at the positive end , with peace and political legitimacy ...
... critics and direc- tors are of two minds as to where to place the ending of the play on the spectrum of future order and disorder . Read simply , the text seems to place itself at the positive end , with peace and political legitimacy ...
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... critics see the tradition of Jan Kott in this epilogue , continuing the political violence in another cycle more or less like that begun when the witches hailed Macbeth . Kott himself , however , distin- guishes the " Grand Mechanism ...
... critics see the tradition of Jan Kott in this epilogue , continuing the political violence in another cycle more or less like that begun when the witches hailed Macbeth . Kott himself , however , distin- guishes the " Grand Mechanism ...
Contents
As You Like | 1 |
Character Studies | 21 |
Production Reviews | 43 |
Copyright | |
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