King LearMethuen, 1985 - 246 pages |
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Page xxix
... Holinshed's account , and seen the cut illustrating Cordeilla's suicide with a dagger ; but he borrowed little from it . Goneril's line- Sir , I love you more than word can wield the matter- is fairly close to Holinshed's version- she ...
... Holinshed's account , and seen the cut illustrating Cordeilla's suicide with a dagger ; but he borrowed little from it . Goneril's line- Sir , I love you more than word can wield the matter- is fairly close to Holinshed's version- she ...
Page xxxii
... Holinshed's words , ' onlie moued thereto ... for respect of hir person and amiable vertues ' . 2. Greg compares Holinshed again : ' scarslie they would allow him one seruant to wait vpon him ' . The above discussion of Shakespeare's ...
... Holinshed's words , ' onlie moued thereto ... for respect of hir person and amiable vertues ' . 2. Greg compares Holinshed again : ' scarslie they would allow him one seruant to wait vpon him ' . The above discussion of Shakespeare's ...
Page xxxiv
... Holinshed and Spenser , and also with The Mirror for Magistrates . As we have seen , he was cheerfully eclectic in his use of sources , combining details and phrases from each . On the one hand he rejected the happy ending of King Leir ...
... Holinshed and Spenser , and also with The Mirror for Magistrates . As we have seen , he was cheerfully eclectic in his use of sources , combining details and phrases from each . On the one hand he rejected the happy ending of King Leir ...
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