Literary EssaysA companion volume to Biographical Essays, this collection of twenty-five pieces includes two of Strachey's finest critical essays, "Shakespeare's Final Period" and "English Letter Writers." Index. |
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... once established , is effective , and the imagina- tion is set going on the required lines . Among a multitude of minor details , all introduced for the same purpose , one in particular deserves remark . Othello - so Shakespeare more ...
... once established , is effective , and the imagina- tion is set going on the required lines . Among a multitude of minor details , all introduced for the same purpose , one in particular deserves remark . Othello - so Shakespeare more ...
Page 133
... once of spirit and sweetness ' ; and it was only to be expected that , in such circumstances , romance and daring would soon give place to discomfort and alarm . She attempted in vain to obtain a theatrical engagement ; she found ...
... once of spirit and sweetness ' ; and it was only to be expected that , in such circumstances , romance and daring would soon give place to discomfort and alarm . She attempted in vain to obtain a theatrical engagement ; she found ...
Page 159
... once to the reader's imagination . Everybody knows all about the night's accessories ' ses odeurs , ses voix , ses voluptés molles ' ; and what a relief it is to be spared , for once in a way , an elaborate expatiation upon them ! And ...
... once to the reader's imagination . Everybody knows all about the night's accessories ' ses odeurs , ses voix , ses voluptés molles ' ; and what a relief it is to be spared , for once in a way , an elaborate expatiation upon them ! And ...
Contents
SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
OTHELLO CHARACTERS AND COMMENTARIES | 24 |
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