Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 83Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 156
... structure , organized around the theme of unity , to rise up against and subdue the surface structure of division . The bonding between Lear and his Fool , Gloucester and Poor Tom anticipates the reunions of Lear and his " poor fool ...
... structure , organized around the theme of unity , to rise up against and subdue the surface structure of division . The bonding between Lear and his Fool , Gloucester and Poor Tom anticipates the reunions of Lear and his " poor fool ...
Page 208
... structure applies as well to tragedy as it does to comedy . " 25 Baldwin proclaims the interchangeability of tragedy and comedy with respect to dramatic structure in another context as well : " Aristotle's theory , of course , applied ...
... structure applies as well to tragedy as it does to comedy . " 25 Baldwin proclaims the interchangeability of tragedy and comedy with respect to dramatic structure in another context as well : " Aristotle's theory , of course , applied ...
Page 210
... structure . Rather than a brief , concentrated climax , Shakespeare develops a " climactic plateau , " " a ' coordination of intense moments ' sustained for a surprisingly extended pe- riod . " 41 Yet King Lear presents the most radical ...
... structure . Rather than a brief , concentrated climax , Shakespeare develops a " climactic plateau , " " a ' coordination of intense moments ' sustained for a surprisingly extended pe- riod . " 41 Yet King Lear presents the most radical ...
Contents
Cumulative Character Index | 355 |
Cumulative Topic Index | 367 |
Cumulative Topic Index by Play | 391 |
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