Venus and Adonis: Critical EssaysRoutledge, 01/02/1997 - 448 páginas This is the first collection of critical essays devoted exclusively to Shakespeare's first published work, his long narrative poem Venus and Adonis which established his reputation as the literary darling of London and the heir of Ovid. Particularly important is the book's coverage of the little-known presence of Venus and Adonis on stage.A s |
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... interpretations, and reviews of the most influential productions. Each volume in the series, devoted to a ... interpreted over the centuries. A major feature of each volume in the series is the editor's introduction. Each volume editor ...
... interpretations, and reviews of the most influential productions. Each volume in the series, devoted to a ... interpreted over the centuries. A major feature of each volume in the series is the editor's introduction. Each volume editor ...
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... interpretations written for the particular volume by notable directors whose comments might be titled “The Director's Choice,” histories of seminal productions (e.g., Peter Brook's Titus Andronicus in 1955), and even interviews with ...
... interpretations written for the particular volume by notable directors whose comments might be titled “The Director's Choice,” histories of seminal productions (e.g., Peter Brook's Titus Andronicus in 1955), and even interviews with ...
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... under full control. Much of the poem fails where Hero and Leander succeeds . . .” (Shakespeare and Spenser 6). As the following survey of interpretations of Venus shows, too many twentieth-century readers have sided with Watkins 15.
... under full control. Much of the poem fails where Hero and Leander succeeds . . .” (Shakespeare and Spenser 6). As the following survey of interpretations of Venus shows, too many twentieth-century readers have sided with Watkins 15.
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... interpretations bears witness to the variety of possible answers [to the poem]; but no one interpretation works for more than one aspect of the poem” (721). Given Gent's admonition, few readers might ever ratify John Klause's benevolent ...
... interpretations bears witness to the variety of possible answers [to the poem]; but no one interpretation works for more than one aspect of the poem” (721). Given Gent's admonition, few readers might ever ratify John Klause's benevolent ...
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... interpretations that do not censure but condone sexuality in the poem. Many readers of Venus are a long way from the sentiment expressed in Lever's “sexuality does not pay” (“Second Chance” 81). One of the most liberating responses to ...
... interpretations that do not censure but condone sexuality in the poem. Many readers of Venus are a long way from the sentiment expressed in Lever's “sexuality does not pay” (“Second Chance” 81). One of the most liberating responses to ...
Índice
Venus and Adonis and the Critics | 66 |
Venus and Adonis in Production | 291 |
New Essays on Venus and Adonis | 300 |
Chronological Bibliography of Scholarship and Commentary on Venus and Adonis Including Editions and Reviews of Performances Philip C Kolin | 405 |
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