Shakspere: A Critical Study of His Mind and ArtC. Kegan Paul, 1877 - 434 pages |
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Page vi
... comedy . But the genial spirit of comedy was deserting him . " Twelfth Night " resumes all the admirable humorous . characteristics of the group of comedies which it completes . Then the change comes ; " All's Well that Ends Well " is ...
... comedy . But the genial spirit of comedy was deserting him . " Twelfth Night " resumes all the admirable humorous . characteristics of the group of comedies which it completes . Then the change comes ; " All's Well that Ends Well " is ...
Page vii
... comedy ? All the Greek heroes who fought against Troy are pitilessly exposed to ridicule ; Helen and Cressida are light , sensual and heartless , for whose sake it seems infatuated folly to strike a blow ; Troilus is an enthusiastic ...
... comedy ? All the Greek heroes who fought against Troy are pitilessly exposed to ridicule ; Helen and Cressida are light , sensual and heartless , for whose sake it seems infatuated folly to strike a blow ; Troilus is an enthusiastic ...
Page viii
... comedy . But for Isabella we should find the coming on of this mood in Measure for Measure ; there is perhaps a touch of it in Hamlet . At this time Troilus and Cressida may have been written , and then Shakspere rousing himself to a ...
... comedy . But for Isabella we should find the coming on of this mood in Measure for Measure ; there is perhaps a touch of it in Hamlet . At this time Troilus and Cressida may have been written , and then Shakspere rousing himself to a ...
Page ix
... Comedy ; " it will suffice if the reader bear in mind that as a fact the comedy over- laps the succeeding group of tragedies . " " 1. PRE - SHAKSPERIAN GROUP . ( Touched by Shakspere Preface to Third Edition . ix.
... Comedy ; " it will suffice if the reader bear in mind that as a fact the comedy over- laps the succeeding group of tragedies . " " 1. PRE - SHAKSPERIAN GROUP . ( Touched by Shakspere Preface to Third Edition . ix.
Page x
... Comedy of Errors ( 1591. ) Two Gentlemen of Verona ( 1592-93 ) . Midsummer Night's Dream ( 1593-94 ) . ( b ) Joyous ... COMEDY . Merchant of Venice ( 1596 ) . 7. LATER HISTORY . History and Comedy united . 1 & 2 Henry IV . ( 1597-98 ) ...
... Comedy of Errors ( 1591. ) Two Gentlemen of Verona ( 1592-93 ) . Midsummer Night's Dream ( 1593-94 ) . ( b ) Joyous ... COMEDY . Merchant of Venice ( 1596 ) . 7. LATER HISTORY . History and Comedy united . 1 & 2 Henry IV . ( 1597-98 ) ...
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