Studies of Shakspere: Forming a Companion Volume to the National Edition of the Pictorial ShakspereCharles Knight, 1851 - 560 pages |
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... by step in a systematic knowledge of the Shaksperean Art , and view it in connection with the circumstances which attended it in each successive stage of its advancement . CHARLES KNIGHT . 1 CONTENTS . BOOK I. PAGE 57 5 7 10.
... by step in a systematic knowledge of the Shaksperean Art , and view it in connection with the circumstances which attended it in each successive stage of its advancement . CHARLES KNIGHT . 1 CONTENTS . BOOK I. PAGE 57 5 7 10.
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... stage at a period when classical histories , romantic legends , and comedies of intrigue , attracted numerous audiences both in the capital and the provinces . At the period which immediately preceded the true drama there was a fierce ...
... stage at a period when classical histories , romantic legends , and comedies of intrigue , attracted numerous audiences both in the capital and the provinces . At the period which immediately preceded the true drama there was a fierce ...
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... stage - direction then says , " The Pro- logue goeth out and Iniquity comes in . " This is " the formal Vice Iniquity " of ' Richard III .; ' the " Vetus Iniquitas " of ' The Devil is an Ass ; ' the Iniquity with a " wooden dagger ...
... stage - direction then says , " The Pro- logue goeth out and Iniquity comes in . " This is " the formal Vice Iniquity " of ' Richard III .; ' the " Vetus Iniquitas " of ' The Devil is an Ass ; ' the Iniquity with a " wooden dagger ...
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... stage : - * There is a copy of this very curious production in the Garrick Collection of Plays in the British Museum ; and a transcript of Garrick's copy is in the Bodleian Library . " UPON A STAGE PLAY , WHICH I SAW WHEN I WAS A CHILD ...
... stage : - * There is a copy of this very curious production in the Garrick Collection of Plays in the British Museum ; and a transcript of Garrick's copy is in the Bodleian Library . " UPON A STAGE PLAY , WHICH I SAW WHEN I WAS A CHILD ...
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... stage - direction then says , " Enter two of the players with packs at their backs , and. court was in greatest jollity , and then the foremost old man with his mace stroke a fearful blow upon the cradle , whereat all the courtiers ...
... stage - direction then says , " Enter two of the players with packs at their backs , and. court was in greatest jollity , and then the foremost old man with his mace stroke a fearful blow upon the cradle , whereat all the courtiers ...
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