King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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Page vii
... moved by audiences who were moved by them in the past , and they are potent in a way that should heighten our expectation of theatre now . J.S. Bratton Julie Hankey Acknowledgements I am grateful to the staff of the following libraries ...
... moved by audiences who were moved by them in the past , and they are potent in a way that should heighten our expectation of theatre now . J.S. Bratton Julie Hankey Acknowledgements I am grateful to the staff of the following libraries ...
Page 7
... moved according to his commands , and backed up by the visual symbol of his authority . The rhetorical speeches of the first scene would thus be reinforced , and then a visual as well as verbal distinction could be made between those ...
... moved according to his commands , and backed up by the visual symbol of his authority . The rhetorical speeches of the first scene would thus be reinforced , and then a visual as well as verbal distinction could be made between those ...
Page 191
... moved the house to tears ( Hazlitt , pp . 337-8 ) . Macready had Cordelia ' fall on his bosom , embracing him ' . Phelps also had Cordelia fling herself upon him , and needed Kent to support them both to prevent Lear falling . Charles ...
... moved the house to tears ( Hazlitt , pp . 337-8 ) . Macready had Cordelia ' fall on his bosom , embracing him ' . Phelps also had Cordelia fling herself upon him , and needed Kent to support them both to prevent Lear falling . Charles ...
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