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... plays : hence the place of King John . SOURCE OF THE PLAY Shakespeare's King John is a recast of an older play en- titled The Troublesome Raigne of John , King of Eng- land , printed for the first time in 1591 , and again in 1611 and ...
... plays : hence the place of King John . SOURCE OF THE PLAY Shakespeare's King John is a recast of an older play en- titled The Troublesome Raigne of John , King of Eng- land , printed for the first time in 1591 , and again in 1611 and ...
Page viii
... play may be described as the work of an imitator of Marlowe clinging to pre - Marlowan versification and diction and clownage . It has many of the faults of the older Chronicle plays , as opposed to the Historical Dramas ; chiefly ...
... play may be described as the work of an imitator of Marlowe clinging to pre - Marlowan versification and diction and clownage . It has many of the faults of the older Chronicle plays , as opposed to the Historical Dramas ; chiefly ...
Page ix
... play in its treatment of historical fact , 2 but he departs therefrom noticeably in representing Arthur as a child : ( iv ) certain characters of the play as well as striking incidents have been elaborated and refined , e . g ...
... play in its treatment of historical fact , 2 but he departs therefrom noticeably in representing Arthur as a child : ( iv ) certain characters of the play as well as striking incidents have been elaborated and refined , e . g ...
Page x
... play , detract from the dignity of the historical surroundings : ( vi ) the two plays have the same fault in having no hero ; John is not the hero of King John . On the other hand , there are three points in Shakespeare's play not as ...
... play , detract from the dignity of the historical surroundings : ( vi ) the two plays have the same fault in having no hero ; John is not the hero of King John . On the other hand , there are three points in Shakespeare's play not as ...
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... plays , from Richard II to Richard III , are linked together in uninterrupted succession , and embrace a most eventful ... play has indeed con- siderable , though by no means the highest merit ; but as a piece of historical portraiture ...
... plays , from Richard II to Richard III , are linked together in uninterrupted succession , and embrace a most eventful ... play has indeed con- siderable , though by no means the highest merit ; but as a piece of historical portraiture ...
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