The Round Table: Characters of Shakespear's PlaysJ.M. Dent & Sons, 1960 - 366 pages |
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Page 8
... less spun out into regular dis- sertations . They are more like the remarks which occur in sensible conversation , and less like a lecture . Something is left to the under- standing of the reader . Steele seems to have gone into his ...
... less spun out into regular dis- sertations . They are more like the remarks which occur in sensible conversation , and less like a lecture . Something is left to the under- standing of the reader . Steele seems to have gone into his ...
Page 179
... less con- centrated in consequence ; but the interest becomes more aerial and refined from the principle of perspective introduced into the subject by the imaginary changes of scene , as well as by the length of time it occupies . The ...
... less con- centrated in consequence ; but the interest becomes more aerial and refined from the principle of perspective introduced into the subject by the imaginary changes of scene , as well as by the length of time it occupies . The ...
Page 299
... less in character in this particular instance . Richard should woo less as a lover than as an actor - to shew his mental superiority , and power of making others the playthings of his purposes . Mr. Kean's attitude in leaning against ...
... less in character in this particular instance . Richard should woo less as a lover than as an actor - to shew his mental superiority , and power of making others the playthings of his purposes . Mr. Kean's attitude in leaning against ...
Contents
On the Love of Life | 1 |
On Modern Comedy | 7 |
On Mr Keans Iago | 14 |
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