The Soul of Athens: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's DreamThe Soul of Athens: Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" studies Shakespeare's portrayal of the founding of Athens through a close reading of one of the Bard's most memorable comedies. Coupling careful attention to detail with interpretive breadth, The Soul of Athens examines the nature of love, the natural doubleness of human thinking and the ambiguous relation of image and reality, as well as patriarchy and democracy, and heroic and moral virtue. |
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... fairies who , among other things , imitates a poetic imitation of a lover ( Corin ) , who is himself a poetic imitator ( " Playing on pipes of corn , and versing love " ) , pursuing a poetic imitation of a beloved ( Phillida ) ( 2.1.65 ...
... fairies who , among other things , imitates a poetic imitation of a lover ( Corin ) , who is himself a poetic imitator ( " Playing on pipes of corn , and versing love " ) , pursuing a poetic imitation of a beloved ( Phillida ) ( 2.1.65 ...
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... fairies and the actors are " shadows " ( 3.2.347 ; 5.1.208 , 409 ) . The artisans , who in addition to doubling or dividing themselves as actors , all practice trades which join things together . Hermia and Lysander are " two bos- oms ...
... fairies and the actors are " shadows " ( 3.2.347 ; 5.1.208 , 409 ) . The artisans , who in addition to doubling or dividing themselves as actors , all practice trades which join things together . Hermia and Lysander are " two bos- oms ...
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... fairies tend not merely to speak but to recite narratives , their narratives often prove to be fictitious even within the fiction of Shakespeare's play . In the longest fairy narrative , Titania , for example , describes vast floods and ...
... fairies tend not merely to speak but to recite narratives , their narratives often prove to be fictitious even within the fiction of Shakespeare's play . In the longest fairy narrative , Titania , for example , describes vast floods and ...
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... fairies . Now , because love is closely joined to the imagination , for the young lovers it is primarily looking at rather than being with the beloved . Love is con- nected more to sight than to touch . Oberon's love juice is only a ...
... fairies . Now , because love is closely joined to the imagination , for the young lovers it is primarily looking at rather than being with the beloved . Love is con- nected more to sight than to touch . Oberon's love juice is only a ...
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... fairies are now said to follow a god ( " [ W ] e fairies , that do run / By the triple Hecate's team " [ 5.1.369-70 ] ) . Shakespeare's depiction of Athens is also equivocal . The Athens we see in the play , although ostensibly Athens ...
... fairies are now said to follow a god ( " [ W ] e fairies , that do run / By the triple Hecate's team " [ 5.1.369-70 ] ) . Shakespeare's depiction of Athens is also equivocal . The Athens we see in the play , although ostensibly Athens ...
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