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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... contrast between gold and blood , between the letter and the spirit . The two plots of the caskets and the pound of flesh , both concerned with metals , are structurally related . The stories are both incredible in themselves , but ...
... contrast between gold and blood , between the letter and the spirit . The two plots of the caskets and the pound of flesh , both concerned with metals , are structurally related . The stories are both incredible in themselves , but ...
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... contrast to Shylock's insistence upon his bond , not rare Christian charity , but ordinary human decency is enough . The contrast would not be height- ened , but made intolerable , if Antonio and his friends were represented as ...
... contrast to Shylock's insistence upon his bond , not rare Christian charity , but ordinary human decency is enough . The contrast would not be height- ened , but made intolerable , if Antonio and his friends were represented as ...
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... contrast of the two seasons has , moreover , a further meaning . Summer is coupled with the flowering of youth into the love of Florizel and Perdita , whilst " winter " reminds us that the age of their parents , just recalled by Perdita ...
... contrast of the two seasons has , moreover , a further meaning . Summer is coupled with the flowering of youth into the love of Florizel and Perdita , whilst " winter " reminds us that the age of their parents , just recalled by Perdita ...
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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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