Shakespearean CriticismPresents literary criticism on the plays and poetry of Shakespeare. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, newspapers, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Includes commentary by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as a full range of views from later centuries, with an emphasis on contemporary analysis. Includes aesthetic criticism, textual criticism, and criticism of Shakespeare in performance. |
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... Arthur's conflict with his uncle define the shape of John's rule . John's conflict with Arthur generates the king's invasion of France and the dynastic marriage between his niece and the French king's son Lewis that temporarily stymies ...
... Arthur's conflict with his uncle define the shape of John's rule . John's conflict with Arthur generates the king's invasion of France and the dynastic marriage between his niece and the French king's son Lewis that temporarily stymies ...
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... Arthur sees himself , rightly , as one whom few do know ; in leaving the only person who has protected his childhood innocence , the boy vainly hopes to " get away " from a world in which his identity is politically defined and ...
... Arthur sees himself , rightly , as one whom few do know ; in leaving the only person who has protected his childhood innocence , the boy vainly hopes to " get away " from a world in which his identity is politically defined and ...
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... Arthur had died in France , and best of all if Arthur had been killed in the attempt to capture him . ( The poet himself lets Arthur die by chance while attempting to escape . ) Once Arthur is John's prisoner , John becomes Arthur's ...
... Arthur had died in France , and best of all if Arthur had been killed in the attempt to capture him . ( The poet himself lets Arthur die by chance while attempting to escape . ) Once Arthur is John's prisoner , John becomes Arthur's ...
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King John | 1 |
Character Studies | 14 |
Production Reviews | 40 |
Copyright | |
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