Shakespearean CriticismCengage Gale, 1999 - 420 pages 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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... court of the Duke of Navarre- the sophisticated world brushes them contemptuously aside and views them only as ... court . Because he is not aware of the court's attitude , Costard can respond to their ironical ' Great thanks , great ...
... court of the Duke of Navarre- the sophisticated world brushes them contemptuously aside and views them only as ... court . Because he is not aware of the court's attitude , Costard can respond to their ironical ' Great thanks , great ...
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... court , the actor - fool need not look very far either for a character to imitate the court - fool - or for clues from both narrative and dramatic sources and historical accounts as to how he should be per- formed . There is , moreover ...
... court , the actor - fool need not look very far either for a character to imitate the court - fool - or for clues from both narrative and dramatic sources and historical accounts as to how he should be per- formed . There is , moreover ...
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... court jester and treat him like the inferior he is supposed to be . His wit is expected to be bril- liant , but as far as intelligence is concerned he is seen as belonging on a lower plane . To the audience there can be no question that ...
... court jester and treat him like the inferior he is supposed to be . His wit is expected to be bril- liant , but as far as intelligence is concerned he is seen as belonging on a lower plane . To the audience there can be no question that ...
Contents
Shakespeares Clowns and Fools | 1 |
As You Like | 87 |
King Lear | 176 |
Copyright | |
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