Shakespeare and English HistoryLittlefield, 1966 - 149 pagini The ten history plays of Shakespeare, when studied in historical sequence, cover a period of 320 years. In this unusual book, the action in each of the plays is synopsized, and characters and motivations are discussed in detail The author introduces each of the plays with a lengthy description of the actual history of the period in which the Shakespeare play takes place, so that students may readily grasp Shakespeare's art in constructing drama out of history. -- From publisher's description. |
Din interiorul cărții
Rezultatele 1 - 3 din 20
Pagina 50
... comes me cranking in And cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half - moon , a monstrous cantle out . I'll have the current in this place damm'd up ; And here the smug and silver Trent shall run In a new channel , fair and evenly ...
... comes me cranking in And cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half - moon , a monstrous cantle out . I'll have the current in this place damm'd up ; And here the smug and silver Trent shall run In a new channel , fair and evenly ...
Pagina 115
... comes the famous " strawberry scene . ' The Council assemble at the Tower for dinner . They discuss the date of coronation of Edward , and decide that the following day would be propitious , but hesitate to pass on it until Gloucester ...
... comes the famous " strawberry scene . ' The Council assemble at the Tower for dinner . They discuss the date of coronation of Edward , and decide that the following day would be propitious , but hesitate to pass on it until Gloucester ...
Pagina 117
... comes we do not know , nor whither she goes . But she comes and goes like a wraith , as if the poet were trying to dramatize the influence of the absent ex - queen , to personify an influence that brooded over all the events of this ...
... comes we do not know , nor whither she goes . But she comes and goes like a wraith , as if the poet were trying to dramatize the influence of the absent ex - queen , to personify an influence that brooded over all the events of this ...
Cuprins
CHAPTER | 1 |
Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
Drept de autor | |
13 alte secțiuni nu sunt arătate
Termeni și expresii frecvente
action affairs Anjou Anne army Arthur barons battle became Bedford Bishop Black Prince born brother Buckingham Calais captured character Charles Charles VI Chronicles claim court crown Date of Composition daughter death defeated deposed died dramatic Duke of Gloucester Duke of York Earl of March Edmund Mortimer Edward Edward III Elizabeth English history Falstaff father Faulconbridge forces French king Glendower Hastings Henry Bolingbroke Henry's historical plays Holinshed Hotspur immediately Isabella Joan John of Gaunt John's Katharine King Henry King John king of England king of France king's Lady Lancaster later London Lord Louis Margaret marriage married mother murdered Normandy Northumberland parliament peace Percy Philip Plantagenet Play Historic plot Pope protector quarrel queen rebellion reign Richard II Richard of Gloucester Roger Salic Law says scene Shakespeare slain Somerset Suffolk thee thou throne Tower uncle victory Wales Warwick wife William Winchester Wolsey Yorkists