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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... wedding to Hippolyta , his captured Ama- zon queen , at first suggests that the four days of waiting will quickly pass : Now , fair Hippolyta , our nuptial hour Draws on apace ; four happy days bring in Another moon . ( 1.1.1-3 ) But ...
... wedding to Hippolyta , his captured Ama- zon queen , at first suggests that the four days of waiting will quickly pass : Now , fair Hippolyta , our nuptial hour Draws on apace ; four happy days bring in Another moon . ( 1.1.1-3 ) But ...
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... wedding , but his military triumph.6 Shakespeare , altering his sources ' account , shifts Theseus's " solemnity ” from his heroic triumph to his wedding celebration . ' Putting off their wedding un- til after Theseus and Hippolyta have ...
... wedding , but his military triumph.6 Shakespeare , altering his sources ' account , shifts Theseus's " solemnity ” from his heroic triumph to his wedding celebration . ' Putting off their wedding un- til after Theseus and Hippolyta have ...
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... weddings will take place " in the temple " ( 4.1.179 ) . But even that slim hint of the sa- cred seems overstated , for we , in fact , do not see the wedding ceremonies , but only their celebration , which takes place after the ...
... weddings will take place " in the temple " ( 4.1.179 ) . But even that slim hint of the sa- cred seems overstated , for we , in fact , do not see the wedding ceremonies , but only their celebration , which takes place after the ...
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