The Soul of Athens: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's DreamThe Soul of Athens: Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" studies Shakespeare's portrayal of the founding of Athens through a close reading of one of the Bard's most memorable comedies. Coupling careful attention to detail with interpretive breadth, The Soul of Athens examines the nature of love, the natural doubleness of human thinking and the ambiguous relation of image and reality, as well as patriarchy and democracy, and heroic and moral virtue. |
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... turns the lovers ' actions into a stage play on the one hand and the artisans ' rehearsal into action on the other . Further , while the fairies tend not merely to speak but to recite narratives , their narratives often prove to be ...
... turns the lovers ' actions into a stage play on the one hand and the artisans ' rehearsal into action on the other . Further , while the fairies tend not merely to speak but to recite narratives , their narratives often prove to be ...
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... turns Athens from a collection of sover- eign fathers who , as in Rome , have absolute power over their family mem- bers to a union of families or households in which the city's power can reach family members.20 The political ...
... turns Athens from a collection of sover- eign fathers who , as in Rome , have absolute power over their family mem- bers to a union of families or households in which the city's power can reach family members.20 The political ...
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... turn to Athens for " a feast in great solemnity " ( 4.1.184 ) -a wedding cele- bration that takes the form of a dramatic presentation . Act 4 , scene 1- Theseus's central scene - links the ferocity of ancient heroism on the one end and ...
... turn to Athens for " a feast in great solemnity " ( 4.1.184 ) -a wedding cele- bration that takes the form of a dramatic presentation . Act 4 , scene 1- Theseus's central scene - links the ferocity of ancient heroism on the one end and ...
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