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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... tragedy of Macbeth and the symbolic interplay of good and evil in the drama , which Ide argues are integrated in the play's final act . Nicholas Brooke ( 1990 ) evaluates the rich poetic language and abundant interpretive significa ...
... tragedy of Macbeth and the symbolic interplay of good and evil in the drama , which Ide argues are integrated in the play's final act . Nicholas Brooke ( 1990 ) evaluates the rich poetic language and abundant interpretive significa ...
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... tragedy . Turning to the religious and philosophical implications of Macbeth , Jan H. Blits ( 1996 ) studies the drama's concern with the limits of virtue and the violation of human and natural order . OVERVIEWS AND GENERAL STUDIES ...
... tragedy . Turning to the religious and philosophical implications of Macbeth , Jan H. Blits ( 1996 ) studies the drama's concern with the limits of virtue and the violation of human and natural order . OVERVIEWS AND GENERAL STUDIES ...
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... tragedy , and , like an x - ray , the artist reveals for us , through the broken lines that all can interpret , the innermost tragedy of her soul . She keeps ever washing the hands that will never be clean . The spots of blood are ...
... tragedy , and , like an x - ray , the artist reveals for us , through the broken lines that all can interpret , the innermost tragedy of her soul . She keeps ever washing the hands that will never be clean . The spots of blood are ...
Contents
As You Like | 1 |
Character Studies | 21 |
Production Reviews | 43 |
Copyright | |
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