Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 56Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... past the censor ; yet if the play thereby avoids any direct dealing with the most terrifying aspects of Henry's reign , it nonetheless holds out brief reminders that what happened later was already known . And it is through this area of ...
... past the censor ; yet if the play thereby avoids any direct dealing with the most terrifying aspects of Henry's reign , it nonetheless holds out brief reminders that what happened later was already known . And it is through this area of ...
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... past on the present- " I am I , howe'er I was begot " ( 1.1.175 ) -the Bastard not only contravenes the retrospective glance of historiography but establishes the experiential present as the focus of the play.s The pattern continues in ...
... past on the present- " I am I , howe'er I was begot " ( 1.1.175 ) -the Bastard not only contravenes the retrospective glance of historiography but establishes the experiential present as the focus of the play.s The pattern continues in ...
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... past through the lens of a partisan nar- rator who emplots that past as epic or romance . In King John , however , our perspective is that of a disengaged presenter who inductively examines the historical moment apart from the ...
... past through the lens of a partisan nar- rator who emplots that past as epic or romance . In King John , however , our perspective is that of a disengaged presenter who inductively examines the historical moment apart from the ...
Contents
Shakespeares Representation of History | 1 |
Henry VI Parts 1 2 and 3 | 76 |
Henry VIII | 195 |
Copyright | |
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