Robert Davenport's King John and Matilda ; a Critical EditionGarland Pub., 1980 - 163 pages |
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Page xi
... accept Andrew Pennycuicke's word that the cast list in the 1655 quarto contains the names of those " that first Acted it on the stage , " certain facts about the actors involved prevent our accepting an early date for the play and , as ...
... accept Andrew Pennycuicke's word that the cast list in the 1655 quarto contains the names of those " that first Acted it on the stage , " certain facts about the actors involved prevent our accepting an early date for the play and , as ...
Page xix
... accept John as a thorough blackguard , and he is careful not to overemphasize John's villainy . That John is capable of cruelty , hypocrisy , duplicity , that he allows . lust to blind him to his duty , his honor , even to his humanity ...
... accept John as a thorough blackguard , and he is careful not to overemphasize John's villainy . That John is capable of cruelty , hypocrisy , duplicity , that he allows . lust to blind him to his duty , his honor , even to his humanity ...
Page 137
... accepted by Bullen , whose reading is " The matter ! My spleen ! " This might make sense if Matilda , in the speech just preceeding , had asked " What is the matter ? " but she does not . Therefore I have construed " matter " to mean ...
... accepted by Bullen , whose reading is " The matter ! My spleen ! " This might make sense if Matilda , in the speech just preceeding , had asked " What is the matter ? " but she does not . Therefore I have construed " matter " to mean ...
Contents
GENERAL INTRODUCTION | iii |
Tradition of the History Play | xxxiii |
Conclusion | lx |
Copyright | |
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