The Dark Lantern: A Historical Study of Sight in Shakespeare, Webster, and Middleton |
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Page 168
... role of a detached and passive observer . Instructed by the chorus that it is " only asked from thee to look ” ( Jonson 136 ) , Hercules ac- cepts this role and thus becomes what Goldberg calls " the model of the royal gaze❞ — a ...
... role of a detached and passive observer . Instructed by the chorus that it is " only asked from thee to look ” ( Jonson 136 ) , Hercules ac- cepts this role and thus becomes what Goldberg calls " the model of the royal gaze❞ — a ...
Page 180
... role he played could be seen to work both ways , depending on the nature of that role : pious or sinful . When William Perkins denounces stage plays as " nothing else but the vices and misdemeanours of men in the world , " he makes no ...
... role he played could be seen to work both ways , depending on the nature of that role : pious or sinful . When William Perkins denounces stage plays as " nothing else but the vices and misdemeanours of men in the world , " he makes no ...
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... role with the spectactor role played by the actor on stage " ( Goldberg [ 2 ] 1985 : 72 ) , in that we are confronted with the theatrical staging of something that is visible only to Francisco . The first thing that needs to be observed ...
... role with the spectactor role played by the actor on stage " ( Goldberg [ 2 ] 1985 : 72 ) , in that we are confronted with the theatrical staging of something that is visible only to Francisco . The first thing that needs to be observed ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | iii |
THE DARK LANTERN | 45 |
THE REFORMED EYE | 107 |
Copyright | |
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