Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist / A Popular Illustration of the Principles of Scientific Criticism
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I have had three objects before me in writing this book. The first concerns the general reader. 'No one needs assistance in order to perceive Shakespeare's greatness; but an impression is not uncommonly to be found, especially amongst English readers, that Shakespeare's greatness lies mainly in his deep knowledge of human nature, while, as to the technicalities of Dramatic Art, he is at once careless of them and too great to need them. I have endeavoured to combat this impression by a series of Studies of Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist. They are chiefly occupied with a few master-strokes of ...
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- SHAKESPEARE AS A DRAMATIC ARTIST MOULTON
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- INTRODUCTION.
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- FOOTNOTES:
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- XIV.
- FOOTNOTES:
- TABULAR DIGEST OF THE PRINCIPAL TOPICS IN DRAMATIC SCIENCE.
- APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIV.
- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- RICHARD THE THIRD.
- MACBETH.
- JULIUS CÆSAR.
- KING LEAR.
- INDEXES.
- GENERAL INDEX.
- FOOTNOTES:
- INDEX OF SCENES
- Corrections.
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