Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 9Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... Elizabethan , that is to say as a poet who accepted the " Elizabethan world picture . ” But natural or not , I believe it is a mistake so to read him . I hope to show that when he wrote King John , or quite possibly in writing it ...
... Elizabethan , that is to say as a poet who accepted the " Elizabethan world picture . ” But natural or not , I believe it is a mistake so to read him . I hope to show that when he wrote King John , or quite possibly in writing it ...
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... Elizabethan ideas which Shake- speare may have been toying with , to arouse and provoke similar interest in an Elizabethan audience . The Elizabethan's attitude toward history , his religious and national prejudices , his view of law ...
... Elizabethan ideas which Shake- speare may have been toying with , to arouse and provoke similar interest in an Elizabethan audience . The Elizabethan's attitude toward history , his religious and national prejudices , his view of law ...
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... Elizabethan stage practice with regard to dreams does not , unfortunately , give much support to my theory . I know of no other Elizabethan play in which the whole of the main action turns out to have been a dream . The closest parallel ...
... Elizabethan stage practice with regard to dreams does not , unfortunately , give much support to my theory . I know of no other Elizabethan play in which the whole of the main action turns out to have been a dream . The closest parallel ...
Contents
King John | 204 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 310 |
The Two Noble Kinsmen | 439 |
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