Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 44Gale Research Company, 1984 - 467 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. Volumes 27-56 focus on criticism published after 1960 and provide readers with thematic approaches to Shakespeare's works. The plays, theme or focus of this volume include: psychoanalytic criticism, Hamlet, and Macbeth. - Publisher. |
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... speak its name ' actually had no legitimizing name to speak : the available words of legal condemnation , like ' sodomy ' , ' buggery ' , and their cognates , refer to actions that express a wilful departure from the sup- posed norms of ...
... speak its name ' actually had no legitimizing name to speak : the available words of legal condemnation , like ' sodomy ' , ' buggery ' , and their cognates , refer to actions that express a wilful departure from the sup- posed norms of ...
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... speak of horrors . ( 2.1.83-85 ) It is she who remains most acutely conscious of the nobility of mind and form that has , she says , been " blasted with ecstasy " ( 3.1.163 ) ; and it is she , after Hamlet has gone to England , who most ...
... speak of horrors . ( 2.1.83-85 ) It is she who remains most acutely conscious of the nobility of mind and form that has , she says , been " blasted with ecstasy " ( 3.1.163 ) ; and it is she , after Hamlet has gone to England , who most ...
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... speak only to Hamlet - in effect , has direct signifi- cance only for him . Even before he actually sees it , Hamlet intuits its message . And when it speaks , there is a striking fluidity of communication : Ham . Alas , poor ghost ...
... speak only to Hamlet - in effect , has direct signifi- cance only for him . Even before he actually sees it , Hamlet intuits its message . And when it speaks , there is a striking fluidity of communication : Ham . Alas , poor ghost ...
Contents
Psychoanalytic Interpretations of Shakespeares Works | 1 |
Hamlet | 106 |
Macbeth | 260 |
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