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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... play is generally viewed as a transitional work that deviates from the providential plan of his other chronicle history plays . Set in the thirteenth century , King John details the declining reign of the titular English king , a ...
... play is generally viewed as a transitional work that deviates from the providential plan of his other chronicle history plays . Set in the thirteenth century , King John details the declining reign of the titular English king , a ...
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... play's elements of disharmony and ethical ambiguity . Ross contends , however , that the play is not a failure , but " succeeds brilliantly in conveying its bitter - sweet power . " ] Critics have never accepted Much Ado as a problem play ...
... play's elements of disharmony and ethical ambiguity . Ross contends , however , that the play is not a failure , but " succeeds brilliantly in conveying its bitter - sweet power . " ] Critics have never accepted Much Ado as a problem play ...
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... play . Although Timon is believed to have been written about 1607 , there is no evidence that the play was performed during Shakespeare's lifetime ; indeed , it is almost universally considered unfinished . Although considered a tragedy ...
... play . Although Timon is believed to have been written about 1607 , there is no evidence that the play was performed during Shakespeare's lifetime ; indeed , it is almost universally considered unfinished . Although considered a tragedy ...
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King John | 1 |
Character Studies | 14 |
Production Reviews | 40 |
Copyright | |
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