Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 54Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 225
... comic expectations by failing to conclude with happy marriages . A related line of critical inquiry has concentrated on Love's Labour's Lost as an example of the artificiality of comic form . Lastly , a number of com- mentators have ...
... comic expectations by failing to conclude with happy marriages . A related line of critical inquiry has concentrated on Love's Labour's Lost as an example of the artificiality of comic form . Lastly , a number of com- mentators have ...
Page 250
... comic plot will produce at the proper time . Our expecta- tions are , of course , confirmed when fortunate ... comic form . It is an extreme case , first , because it involves the disruption of the most basic of generic elements in ...
... comic plot will produce at the proper time . Our expecta- tions are , of course , confirmed when fortunate ... comic form . It is an extreme case , first , because it involves the disruption of the most basic of generic elements in ...
Page 255
... comic virtue ) , which he exhibits as academician and as lover , provides some qualification to frivolity and excess ; his wit is not entirely negative . If the Princess does not provide , in actual dramatic ways , comic correc- tion of ...
... comic virtue ) , which he exhibits as academician and as lover , provides some qualification to frivolity and excess ; his wit is not entirely negative . If the Princess does not provide , in actual dramatic ways , comic correc- tion of ...
Contents
The Comedy of Errors | 136 |
Loves Labours Lost | 225 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 295 |
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