Shakspere and His PredecessorsC. Scribner's sons, 1988 - 555 pages |
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Page 183
... Midsummer Night's Dream was written for the marriage of Essex , might have more in its favour but that it , on the other hand , pushes the play too far back . Essex's marriage to the widow of Sir Philip Sidney ... Midsummer Night's Dream .
... Midsummer Night's Dream was written for the marriage of Essex , might have more in its favour but that it , on the other hand , pushes the play too far back . Essex's marriage to the widow of Sir Philip Sidney ... Midsummer Night's Dream .
Page 185
... Midsummer Night's Dream . Contrasted with the serene fortunes of Theseus and Hippolyta is the troubled lot of humbler lovers , due , in its origin , to purely human failings . The fckle Demetrius has shifted his ... Midsummer Night's Dream .
... Midsummer Night's Dream . Contrasted with the serene fortunes of Theseus and Hippolyta is the troubled lot of humbler lovers , due , in its origin , to purely human failings . The fckle Demetrius has shifted his ... Midsummer Night's Dream .
Page 496
... Midsummer Night's Dream . Except for a brief allusion to the ' great towers , trophies , and schools , ' which Alcibiades is begged to spare , there is not a hint to show that the dramatist had any conception of the artistic and ...
... Midsummer Night's Dream . Except for a brief allusion to the ' great towers , trophies , and schools , ' which Alcibiades is begged to spare , there is not a hint to show that the dramatist had any conception of the artistic and ...
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