Shakespearean CriticismCengage Gale, 2003 - 464 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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... political and social relevance to its original audi- ences . The interest in large part stemmed from the Elizabethans ' fascination with their past ; and , while on occasion particular contemporary political issues and problems were ...
... political and social relevance to its original audi- ences . The interest in large part stemmed from the Elizabethans ' fascination with their past ; and , while on occasion particular contemporary political issues and problems were ...
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... political interests of the characters . The faintest political sugges- tions are developed , and substantial fictional material is added . The play has traditionally been seen as follow- ing its sources closely , but Shakespeare " took ...
... political interests of the characters . The faintest political sugges- tions are developed , and substantial fictional material is added . The play has traditionally been seen as follow- ing its sources closely , but Shakespeare " took ...
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... political characters and events . in perspective . Throughout Henry VIII , the characters ' interest in politics is focused on the rivalries at court . The play opens on the preoccupations of the Duke of Bucking- ham and his fellow ...
... political characters and events . in perspective . Throughout Henry VIII , the characters ' interest in politics is focused on the rivalries at court . The play opens on the preoccupations of the Duke of Bucking- ham and his fellow ...
Contents
The Jealousy of Leontes | 156 |
Further Reading | 174 |
Character Studies | 189 |
Copyright | |
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