Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 5Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... Holinshed's ver- sion ; while it was probably Holinshed who led many of the critics astray . But history is one thing , drama another ; and Holinshed's version is certainly not Shakespeare's . On the con- trary , this is one of the few ...
... Holinshed's ver- sion ; while it was probably Holinshed who led many of the critics astray . But history is one thing , drama another ; and Holinshed's version is certainly not Shakespeare's . On the con- trary , this is one of the few ...
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... Holinshed's details describing Henry IV's passing . We are told how the son overhastily claimed the crown as his " right , " grasping for it on superficial evidence , careless of the deeper truth of the situation . May not this action ...
... Holinshed's details describing Henry IV's passing . We are told how the son overhastily claimed the crown as his " right , " grasping for it on superficial evidence , careless of the deeper truth of the situation . May not this action ...
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... Holinshed . Yet Holinshed mentions a parallel case in his ref- erence , a page later , to the living wife of the Earl of Cambridge , a female in the royal line , through whom this Earl hoped to claim the English throne as his wife's ...
... Holinshed . Yet Holinshed mentions a parallel case in his ref- erence , a page later , to the living wife of the Earl of Cambridge , a female in the royal line , through whom this Earl hoped to claim the English throne as his wife's ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Merry Wives of Windsor | 328 |
Romeo and Juliet | 409 |
Copyright | |
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