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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... question immediately presents itself— in that case , for what reason are we to suppose that Iago acted as he did ? The whole story depends upon his plot , which forms the machinery of the action ; yet , if the Desdemona im- pulsion is ...
... question immediately presents itself— in that case , for what reason are we to suppose that Iago acted as he did ? The whole story depends upon his plot , which forms the machinery of the action ; yet , if the Desdemona im- pulsion is ...
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... questions connected both with Racine's dramatic construction , and with his style ; and these are the very ques- tions ... question , it may be well to consider briefly another matter which deserves attention , because the English reader ...
... questions connected both with Racine's dramatic construction , and with his style ; and these are the very ques- tions ... question , it may be well to consider briefly another matter which deserves attention , because the English reader ...
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... questions were rising up which had long lain entranced beneath the spell of mother Church ; and of these questions none were more important and pressing than the moral ones . The letters of the time show how eagerly men were feeling ...
... questions were rising up which had long lain entranced beneath the spell of mother Church ; and of these questions none were more important and pressing than the moral ones . The letters of the time show how eagerly men were feeling ...
Contents
SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
OTHELLO CHARACTERS AND COMMENTARIES | 24 |
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