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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... Duke knew all this long before , we must assume . Not only , therefore , does Angelo's appointment reflect on the Duke , but we must find Shake- speare curiously engaged in deceiving his spectators : we have been led to believe that ...
... Duke knew all this long before , we must assume . Not only , therefore , does Angelo's appointment reflect on the Duke , but we must find Shake- speare curiously engaged in deceiving his spectators : we have been led to believe that ...
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... Duke tends to assume proportions evidently divine , ” 5 while W. W. Lawrence argues that the Duke is but " a stage Duke , " a mere instrument in the play's economy . Both these judgments , however , overlook the strong antipathy which the ...
... Duke tends to assume proportions evidently divine , ” 5 while W. W. Lawrence argues that the Duke is but " a stage Duke , " a mere instrument in the play's economy . Both these judgments , however , overlook the strong antipathy which the ...
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... Duke's punishment of the one man he could not forgive is compounded of amusement at Lucio's discomfiture and astonishment at the intensity of the Duke's spite . When Lucio protests against the sentence , the Duke's reply is " Slandering ...
... Duke's punishment of the one man he could not forgive is compounded of amusement at Lucio's discomfiture and astonishment at the intensity of the Duke's spite . When Lucio protests against the sentence , the Duke's reply is " Slandering ...
Inhalt
INTRODUCTIONKenneth Muir | 1 |
THEMES AND STRUCTURE IN THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | 11 |
A MIDSUMMERNIGHTS DREAMErnest Schanzer | 26 |
Urheberrecht | |
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