King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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... century Edgar the romantic lead , nineteenth - century Edgar the comic relief , twentieth - century Edgar the social commentary . In bringing the play to the stage similar uncertainties , requiring large - scale changes , have been felt ...
... century Edgar the romantic lead , nineteenth - century Edgar the comic relief , twentieth - century Edgar the social commentary . In bringing the play to the stage similar uncertainties , requiring large - scale changes , have been felt ...
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... century politi- cal consciousness , stressed the same aspects of the war in order to underline his message about the nature of power . Even the least politically conscious directors have found it necessary to simplify events ...
... century politi- cal consciousness , stressed the same aspects of the war in order to underline his message about the nature of power . Even the least politically conscious directors have found it necessary to simplify events ...
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... century seems better qualified to communicate and respond ' than any other , ' save possibly Shakespeare's own'.87 ... century men of the theatre , like the twentieth- century critics , demonstrated what they took to be their unique ...
... century seems better qualified to communicate and respond ' than any other , ' save possibly Shakespeare's own'.87 ... century men of the theatre , like the twentieth- century critics , demonstrated what they took to be their unique ...
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