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... literary persons are seldom spectacular . The man who leads a life of heroic actions has neither the time , nor usually the desire , to express himself in writ- ing . Those who gallop down valleys of death do not usually sing about it ...
... literary persons are seldom spectacular . The man who leads a life of heroic actions has neither the time , nor usually the desire , to express himself in writ- ing . Those who gallop down valleys of death do not usually sing about it ...
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... literary . There are a number of references to Shakespeare in the writings of his contem- poraries , and many more to his plays and characters . Most of them are literary and give no indication of what the man himself was like . The ...
... literary . There are a number of references to Shakespeare in the writings of his contem- poraries , and many more to his plays and characters . Most of them are literary and give no indication of what the man himself was like . The ...
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... literary fashions , for fashions in literature changed even more quickly in Shakespeare's time than to - day . He must be familiar with the current ideas of the times , of literary criticism , science , psycho- logy , history , morals ...
... literary fashions , for fashions in literature changed even more quickly in Shakespeare's time than to - day . He must be familiar with the current ideas of the times , of literary criticism , science , psycho- logy , history , morals ...
Contents
PREFACE | 9 |
MATERIALS FOR THE LIFE | 24 |
SHAKESPEARES COMPANY | 70 |
Copyright | |
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