Shakespearean CriticismJoseph C. Tardiff Presents 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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... voice of A Midsummer Night's Dream , that creat- ing the ravishing song that gives Oberon not only a vision of armed Cupid but also the power to control romantic love . " My gentle Puck , come hither , " the fairy king com- mands , Thou ...
... voice of A Midsummer Night's Dream , that creat- ing the ravishing song that gives Oberon not only a vision of armed Cupid but also the power to control romantic love . " My gentle Puck , come hither , " the fairy king com- mands , Thou ...
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... voice . An early instance of a lover's inability to determine the signifi- cance of her voice appears in Hermia's catalog of oaths ( I.i.168-78 ) . Attempting to convince Lysander that she will elope with him , she begins by swearing by ...
... voice . An early instance of a lover's inability to determine the signifi- cance of her voice appears in Hermia's catalog of oaths ( I.i.168-78 ) . Attempting to convince Lysander that she will elope with him , she begins by swearing by ...
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... voice in A Midsummer Night's Dream , Shake- speare's open taking on of the challenge of writing authen- tic art is even more remarkable . Throughout the play , Shakespeare metadramatically questions the reality of his craft by focusing ...
... voice in A Midsummer Night's Dream , Shake- speare's open taking on of the challenge of writing authen- tic art is even more remarkable . Throughout the play , Shakespeare metadramatically questions the reality of his craft by focusing ...
Contents
Catherine Belsey Love in Venice | 3 |
Mark Breitenberg The Anatomy of Masculine Desire in Loves Labors Lost | 12 |
Calderwood Walls Partitions and Performances | 23 |
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