Shakspere: A Critical Study of His Mind and ArtC. Kegan Paul, 1877 - 434 pages |
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Page vi
... writing them , he continued to write 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 ...
... writing them , he continued to write 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 ...
Page xiii
... writings of Shakspere , can fail in some measure to reveal its origin and cause . The reader must not fall into the error of supposing that I endeavour to identify Shakspere with any one of his dramatic personages . The complex nature ...
... writings of Shakspere , can fail in some measure to reveal its origin and cause . The reader must not fall into the error of supposing that I endeavour to identify Shakspere with any one of his dramatic personages . The complex nature ...
Page xv
... writings . But it seemed pedantry to sacrifice certain advantages of contrast and comparison to a procedure in every instance , from play to play , according to dates . Thus , in the chapter on the English Historical Plays I have , for ...
... writings . But it seemed pedantry to sacrifice certain advantages of contrast and comparison to a procedure in every instance , from play to play , according to dates . Thus , in the chapter on the English Historical Plays I have , for ...
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... writings closely , and observe their growth , the laws of that growth would be referable to the nature of the man , and to the nature of his environment . And we might even be able to refer to one and the other of these two factors ...
... writings closely , and observe their growth , the laws of that growth would be referable to the nature of the man , and to the nature of his environment . And we might even be able to refer to one and the other of these two factors ...
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... writing verse , have found an index , trustworthy in the main , to the true chronology of the plays . * It will be ... writings . Mr Charles Bathurst , in " Remarks on the Differences of Shakspere's Versification in different Periods ...
... writing verse , have found an index , trustworthy in the main , to the true chronology of the plays . * It will be ... writings . Mr Charles Bathurst , in " Remarks on the Differences of Shakspere's Versification in different Periods ...
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