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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... role in Shakespeare to open : Jaques the satirist is able to view human action only from the single perspective of absolute righteousness , and Duke Senior speaks for the Shakespearean vision , and against the satiric perspective , when ...
... role in Shakespeare to open : Jaques the satirist is able to view human action only from the single perspective of absolute righteousness , and Duke Senior speaks for the Shakespearean vision , and against the satiric perspective , when ...
Page 115
... role of son to Fal- staff by playing the king himself and thus assuming the role of father , condemning once and for all the man who pretends to father him . The last scene of Part Two is in a way merely the official sanctioning of a ...
... role of son to Fal- staff by playing the king himself and thus assuming the role of father , condemning once and for all the man who pretends to father him . The last scene of Part Two is in a way merely the official sanctioning of a ...
Page 284
... role . Macbeth and Richard III both demand virtuoso acting , but whereas Richard is a show - piece for the actor's skills , Macbeth of- fers virtually no scope for an actor's egotism . His language is , and is not , the property of his role ...
... role . Macbeth and Richard III both demand virtuoso acting , but whereas Richard is a show - piece for the actor's skills , Macbeth of- fers virtually no scope for an actor's egotism . His language is , and is not , the property of his role ...
Contents
As You Like | 1 |
Character Studies | 21 |
Production Reviews | 43 |
Copyright | |
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