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Page 265
... play has also been studied usefully in connection with the factionalism which characterized Elizabeth's court in the last years of her reign , where the Essex and Cecil factions fought for su- premacy . The analogy with Troilus and ...
... play has also been studied usefully in connection with the factionalism which characterized Elizabeth's court in the last years of her reign , where the Essex and Cecil factions fought for su- premacy . The analogy with Troilus and ...
Page 266
... play . On the contrary , it is remarkably vigor- ous in its interrogative stance , and shows signs of careful , painstaking elaboration of themes which resonate powerfully between the two subplots . Very sceptical in tone and often ...
... play . On the contrary , it is remarkably vigor- ous in its interrogative stance , and shows signs of careful , painstaking elaboration of themes which resonate powerfully between the two subplots . Very sceptical in tone and often ...
Page 343
... play for the students ' own production " ( Kimbrough 21 ) . The anonymous life of the play continues with the publication of the 1623 Folio , where it is not listed the ' catalogue ' and appears " sandwiched between the histories and ...
... play for the students ' own production " ( Kimbrough 21 ) . The anonymous life of the play continues with the publication of the 1623 Folio , where it is not listed the ' catalogue ' and appears " sandwiched between the histories and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | iii |
THE DARK LANTERN | 45 |
THE REFORMED EYE | 107 |
Copyright | |
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