Unconformities in Shakespeare’s History PlaysPalgrave Macmillan UK, 1982 M07 8 - 207 pages |
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Page 7
... Shakespeare doesn't commit an inconsistency , he achieves one ' , or that ' Shakespeare is Shakespeare , the master - craftsman who knows what he's doing ' , ' would be all very well if it were reserved for the works that might have ...
... Shakespeare doesn't commit an inconsistency , he achieves one ' , or that ' Shakespeare is Shakespeare , the master - craftsman who knows what he's doing ' , ' would be all very well if it were reserved for the works that might have ...
Page 15
... Shakespeare's tragedies are in a sense history plays , so that there is no great difference.30 - - I find myself in close agreement with Wilders in seeing the lives of in- dividuals often tragic lives as a main concern of the history plays ...
... Shakespeare's tragedies are in a sense history plays , so that there is no great difference.30 - - I find myself in close agreement with Wilders in seeing the lives of in- dividuals often tragic lives as a main concern of the history plays ...
Page 165
... Shakespeare's works , adapting them for their own ends , and it will no doubt remain impossible to sort out all such ... the plays in my introductory chapter and we have found frequent discrepancies especially between the plays which one ...
... Shakespeare's works , adapting them for their own ends , and it will no doubt remain impossible to sort out all such ... the plays in my introductory chapter and we have found frequent discrepancies especially between the plays which one ...
Contents
The Whole Contention One Play into | 19 |
Treachery and Dissension Two Plays into | 38 |
Plots and Prophecies | 59 |
Copyright | |
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