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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... living humor of madness , " and drive him " to forswear the full stream of the world , and to live in a nook merely monastic . " By playing with him in the disguise of a boy , she discovers when she can play no more . By love of a ...
... living humor of madness , " and drive him " to forswear the full stream of the world , and to live in a nook merely monastic . " By playing with him in the disguise of a boy , she discovers when she can play no more . By love of a ...
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... living in words which betray a cruel relish . This is his first speech in the play and it carries a corresponding emphasis . There are already signs that Olivia may be won from death to life , but the spirit of Malvolio can only be ...
... living in words which betray a cruel relish . This is his first speech in the play and it carries a corresponding emphasis . There are already signs that Olivia may be won from death to life , but the spirit of Malvolio can only be ...
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... living , that he no longer wanted to write as he had done , and that he was moving into realms where he was finding , as Rimbaud was to find , that paroles païennes would not express what now he had to say . However all that may be , I ...
... living , that he no longer wanted to write as he had done , and that he was moving into realms where he was finding , as Rimbaud was to find , that paroles païennes would not express what now he had to say . However all that may be , I ...
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INTRODUCTIONKenneth Muir | 1 |
A MIDSUMMERNIGHTS DREAMErnest Schanzer | 26 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGA P Rossiter | 47 |
Urheberrecht | |
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