Coming of Age in ShakespeareMethuen, 1981 - 248 pages **** Reprint of the 1981 edition (which is cited in BCL3). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 61
... Octavius comes immediately after Antony's funeral oration . But Octavius is repeatedly described as ' young ' ; he is untried , an uninitiated novice , and there is in Antony's phrase ' no Rome of safety ' for him yet ( III . i . 289 ) ...
... Octavius comes immediately after Antony's funeral oration . But Octavius is repeatedly described as ' young ' ; he is untried , an uninitiated novice , and there is in Antony's phrase ' no Rome of safety ' for him yet ( III . i . 289 ) ...
Page 69
... Octavius likewise gives his assent ; Antony , who was once a legend , now loses himself in dotage , and is ' not Antony ' . The name of ' Antony ' here carries a historical , almost a mythical weight ; it is a category , and not merely ...
... Octavius likewise gives his assent ; Antony , who was once a legend , now loses himself in dotage , and is ' not Antony ' . The name of ' Antony ' here carries a historical , almost a mythical weight ; it is a category , and not merely ...
Page 238
... Octavius , his belated generosity is , as always , mitigated by self - interest : No grave upon the earth shall clip in it A pair so famous . High events as these Strike those that make them ; and their No less in pity , than his glory ...
... Octavius , his belated generosity is , as always , mitigated by self - interest : No grave upon the earth shall clip in it A pair so famous . High events as these Strike those that make them ; and their No less in pity , than his glory ...
Contents
SEPARATION AND INDIVIDUATION | 30 |
NOMINATION AND ELECTION | 52 |
PLAIN SPEAKING | 80 |
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