ShakspereMacmillan, 1893 - 167 pages |
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... written ; but the allegories instead of treating a theme from Christian morals were in general founded upon classical mythology , and were often meant as elaborate compliments to the Queen or some great nobles . ( 4 ) There were ...
... written ; but the allegories instead of treating a theme from Christian morals were in general founded upon classical mythology , and were often meant as elaborate compliments to the Queen or some great nobles . ( 4 ) There were ...
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... written in prose . George Peele had produced dramatic verse of a sweet but monotonous melody . A romantic spirit was intro- duced into English comedy by Robert Greene ; over his poetry breathes the fresh air of English meadows ; his ...
... written in prose . George Peele had produced dramatic verse of a sweet but monotonous melody . A romantic spirit was intro- duced into English comedy by Robert Greene ; over his poetry breathes the fresh air of English meadows ; his ...
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... written . CHAPTER II . THE LIFE OF SHAKSPERE . 7. Stratford . Birth of Shakspere . - War- wickshire has been named by Shakspere's con- temporary and fellow - poet , Michael Drayton , " the heart of England . " The country around ...
... written . CHAPTER II . THE LIFE OF SHAKSPERE . 7. Stratford . Birth of Shakspere . - War- wickshire has been named by Shakspere's con- temporary and fellow - poet , Michael Drayton , " the heart of England . " The country around ...
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... written , Shakspere had some grudge against the Lucy family , and in making them ridiculous before the Queen he may have had an amused sense that he was now obtaining a success for his boyish lampoon , little dreamed of when it was ...
... written , Shakspere had some grudge against the Lucy family , and in making them ridiculous before the Queen he may have had an amused sense that he was now obtaining a success for his boyish lampoon , little dreamed of when it was ...
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... written by its unhappy author upon his deathbed , and published immediately after Greene's death by his executor , Henry Chettle . Here the dying playwright , addressing three of his fellow - authors , who have been identified with ...
... written by its unhappy author upon his deathbed , and published immediately after Greene's death by his executor , Henry Chettle . Here the dying playwright , addressing three of his fellow - authors , who have been identified with ...
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