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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... Olivia's situation is referred to in each of the first four scenes before she herself appears in the fifth . Out of her love for her dead brother she has abjured the sight of men . This is the plain fact as a plain sea captain tells it ...
... Olivia's situation is referred to in each of the first four scenes before she herself appears in the fifth . Out of her love for her dead brother she has abjured the sight of men . This is the plain fact as a plain sea captain tells it ...
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... Olivia draws back the curtain and reveals a picture , they talk of the colors that the artist's “ cunning hand laid on , ” and Cesario asks for a copy . But the curtain Olivia draws back is her own veil , the artist is Nature , and the ...
... Olivia draws back the curtain and reveals a picture , they talk of the colors that the artist's “ cunning hand laid on , ” and Cesario asks for a copy . But the curtain Olivia draws back is her own veil , the artist is Nature , and the ...
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... Olivia and Prince Hal , within their vastly different realms , have shown themselves capable of learning , as Malvolio and Falstaff have not . The comparison between Olivia and Malvolio is one that the play specif- ically invites . He ...
... Olivia and Prince Hal , within their vastly different realms , have shown themselves capable of learning , as Malvolio and Falstaff have not . The comparison between Olivia and Malvolio is one that the play specif- ically invites . He ...
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INTRODUCTIONKenneth Muir | 1 |
THEMES AND STRUCTURE IN THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | 11 |
A MIDSUMMERNIGHTS DREAMErnest Schanzer | 26 |
Urheberrecht | |
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