Shakespeare: the Comedies: A Collection of Critical EssaysKenneth Muir Prentice-Hall, 1965 - 183 Seiten From the Back Cover: Despite differences between Shakespeare's time and ours in language, in taste, in mores, his comedies still produce that sure sign of success-uninhibited laughter. But, as the critics in this volume ably contend, the world of Shakespearean comedy is made of more than make-believe, quick action, and brilliant repartee. Shakespeare's genius was to probe, delicately but deeply, subtle and enduring characteristics of humanity. Each play is set in a land of its own, yet through these lands move characters recognizable in our own world. The reality of these characters is only enhanced by ethereal creatures of the imagination like Puck and Ariel, who weave about them poetic merriment unsurpassed in comic literature. Among the essays in this volume are: As You Like It / Helen Gardener -- Winter's Tale / Derek Traversi -- Helena / G. Wilson Knight -- Shakespeare's Method: The Merchant of Venice / J. Middleton Murry. |
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... Providence itself ” ? 26 The way in which the Duke , an earthly Providence , tortures Isabel till he wrings her agonized forgiveness out of her , reminds us of the way in which , in Shakespeare's contemporary tragedies , Providence ...
... Providence itself ” ? 26 The way in which the Duke , an earthly Providence , tortures Isabel till he wrings her agonized forgiveness out of her , reminds us of the way in which , in Shakespeare's contemporary tragedies , Providence ...
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... Providence . " 29 But I see no ground to believe that there is any " complete breach " between the mood of 1604 and that of 1611 , or that we must assume a " conversion , " caused by " a serious illness which may have been a nervous ...
... Providence . " 29 But I see no ground to believe that there is any " complete breach " between the mood of 1604 and that of 1611 , or that we must assume a " conversion , " caused by " a serious illness which may have been a nervous ...
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... Providence . " Indeed , it appears that there is nothing the Duke can do directly . After he has spied on the interview between Isabella and her brother in I. i . he tells Claudio that Angelo has merely been testing Isabella's virtue ...
... Providence . " Indeed , it appears that there is nothing the Duke can do directly . After he has spied on the interview between Isabella and her brother in I. i . he tells Claudio that Angelo has merely been testing Isabella's virtue ...
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INTRODUCTIONKenneth Muir | 1 |
THEMES AND STRUCTURE IN THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | 11 |
A MIDSUMMERNIGHTS DREAMErnest Schanzer | 32 |
Urheberrecht | |
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