The History of English Soliloquy: Aeschylus to ShakespeareUniversity Press of America, 1985 - 139 páginas Provides a thorough survey of the history of the soliloquy, from the earliest forms found on pre-Biblical Canaanite tablets through the heights of Shakespeare. Shows how Elizabethan soliloquy evolved out of its ancient forerunners, and that Shakespeare dominates soliloquy. Of particular interest to students and scholars of language, drama and Shakespeare. |
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... later in this chapter for extravagances of language ) , Henry V ( IV.i.247-301 — “ We must bear all ” ) , and Henry IV ( II Henry IV : III.i.4– 31 ) , the most famous king's lament in Shakespeare ( " Uneasy lies the head that wears a ...
... later in this chapter for extravagances of language ) , Henry V ( IV.i.247-301 — “ We must bear all ” ) , and Henry IV ( II Henry IV : III.i.4– 31 ) , the most famous king's lament in Shakespeare ( " Uneasy lies the head that wears a ...
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... later plays . The sense of much of the speech is circumscribed by exact rhyming of end - stopped lines . The repetition of " How many " which opens four successive lines ( 26- 29 ) and of the answering “ So many " opening seven more ...
... later plays . The sense of much of the speech is circumscribed by exact rhyming of end - stopped lines . The repetition of " How many " which opens four successive lines ( 26- 29 ) and of the answering “ So many " opening seven more ...
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... later on . But reliance on images only enhances the meanings of the speech , as especially in the last image of all : Honor is a mere scutcheon . ( 143 ) The speech is also , in toto , a homily as witness its conclusive lines : But will ...
... later on . But reliance on images only enhances the meanings of the speech , as especially in the last image of all : Honor is a mere scutcheon . ( 143 ) The speech is also , in toto , a homily as witness its conclusive lines : But will ...
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The Mysteries | 25 |
Morality Drama | 45 |
Shakespearean Structures and Language | 51 |
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