Shakspere and His PredecessorsC. Scribner's sons, 1988 - 555 pages |
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Page 154
... Richard has not scrupled to blacken his mother's honour to serve his ends , a clever piece of stage business is arranged for the edification of the Lord Mayor and his companions . Richard is found by them , prayer - book in hand , with ...
... Richard has not scrupled to blacken his mother's honour to serve his ends , a clever piece of stage business is arranged for the edification of the Lord Mayor and his companions . Richard is found by them , prayer - book in hand , with ...
Page 249
... Richard III , for it shows a finer ear for rhythm , and is free from luridly melodramatic touches . Like Richard III , however , it shows the influence of Marlowe , for if the hunchback king resembles the earlier dramatist's Tamburlaine ...
... Richard III , for it shows a finer ear for rhythm , and is free from luridly melodramatic touches . Like Richard III , however , it shows the influence of Marlowe , for if the hunchback king resembles the earlier dramatist's Tamburlaine ...
Page 255
... Richard indeed can always ' look like ' a king : to borrow a theatrical phrase which fits his theatrical nature , he can ' dress the part of sovereign to perfection , and he delights in its cere- monial show ... Richard XI ] 255 Richard II .
... Richard indeed can always ' look like ' a king : to borrow a theatrical phrase which fits his theatrical nature , he can ' dress the part of sovereign to perfection , and he delights in its cere- monial show ... Richard XI ] 255 Richard II .
Contents
THE EARLY RENAISSANCE DRAMA | 19 |
KYD LYLY and Peele | 62 |
ROBERT GREENE | 77 |
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