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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Page 107
... reference to Hal as his " enemy " is an obscure one to us , but not to the Elizabethans , who knew the whole story . It is referred to when Hal cries , " God forgive them that so much have sway'd / Your Majesty's good thoughts away from ...
... reference to Hal as his " enemy " is an obscure one to us , but not to the Elizabethans , who knew the whole story . It is referred to when Hal cries , " God forgive them that so much have sway'd / Your Majesty's good thoughts away from ...
Page 286
... reference to her child becomes odd if it is literally believed . Muir commented that we need not neces- sarily assume that Shakespeare himself believed in demoniacal possession ; I agree , but would add that we need not necessarily ...
... reference to her child becomes odd if it is literally believed . Muir commented that we need not neces- sarily assume that Shakespeare himself believed in demoniacal possession ; I agree , but would add that we need not necessarily ...
Page 331
... Reference is sometimes made also to the New Cambridge edition of John Dover Wilson ( Cambridge : Cambridge Univ . Press , 1947 ) , and the New Arden edition of Kenneth Muir , 9th rev . ed . ( London : Methuen , 1962 ) . Other ...
... Reference is sometimes made also to the New Cambridge edition of John Dover Wilson ( Cambridge : Cambridge Univ . Press , 1947 ) , and the New Arden edition of Kenneth Muir , 9th rev . ed . ( London : Methuen , 1962 ) . Other ...
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As You Like | 1 |
Character Studies | 21 |
Production Reviews | 43 |
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