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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... drama , Camille Wells Slights ( 1993 ) concentrates on the efforts of Rosal- ind and the other exiles in the Forest of Arden to renew the disrupted social order . Critical studies of character in As You Like It often focus on Rosalind ...
... drama , Camille Wells Slights ( 1993 ) concentrates on the efforts of Rosal- ind and the other exiles in the Forest of Arden to renew the disrupted social order . Critical studies of character in As You Like It often focus on Rosalind ...
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... drama , nor allow War- wick's assurance of Hal's grief to diminish the force of his great culminating performance ... drama . At the simplest level then , father and son have tacitly agreed on an efficacious stylization of their troubled ...
... drama , nor allow War- wick's assurance of Hal's grief to diminish the force of his great culminating performance ... drama . At the simplest level then , father and son have tacitly agreed on an efficacious stylization of their troubled ...
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... drama has received almost universal acclaim as one of Shakespeare's most profound and mature visions of evil . Representing such a view , L. C. Knights ( see Further Reading ) evaluates the foul consequences of an unchecked " lust for ...
... drama has received almost universal acclaim as one of Shakespeare's most profound and mature visions of evil . Representing such a view , L. C. Knights ( see Further Reading ) evaluates the foul consequences of an unchecked " lust for ...
Contents
As You Like | 1 |
Character Studies | 21 |
Production Reviews | 43 |
Copyright | |
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