Myriad-minded Shakespeare introduces readers to a variety of approaches to Shakespeare; the political and sexist implications of the plays, their sources, staging issues, textual disputes and the dramatist's character and biography are all analyzed here, bringing out the interconnectedness of critical questions.

Myriad-Minded Shakespeare: Essays, Chiefly on the Tragedies and Problem Comedies

Literature & Fiction

E.A.J. Honigmann

Dramas & Plays

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Myriad-Minded Shakespeare: Essays on the Tragedies, Problem Comedies and Shakespeare the Man

History & Criticism

Excerpt: ... Would not a pair of these have bred, sir? Vio. Yes, being kept together, and put to use. Clo. I would play Lord Pandarus of Phrygia, sir, to bring a Cressida to this Troilus. Vio. I understand you, sir: Gives him more money. 'tis well begged. Clo. My lady is within, sir. I will construe to them whence you came: who you are, and what you would, are out of my welkin: I might say, element; but the word is over-worn. Exit Clown . Vio. This fellow's wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well, craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood on whom he jests, The quality of persons, and the time; And, like the haggard, check at every feather That comes before his eye. This is a practice, As full of labour as a wise man's art. Enter Sir Toby , and Sir Andrew . Sir To. Save you, gentleman. pg 41 Vio. And you, sir. Sir To. My niece is desirous you should enter, if your trade be to her. Vio. I am bound to your niece, sir: I mean, she is the list of my voyage. Sir To. Taste your legs, sir, put them to motion. Vio. My legs do better understand me, sir, than I understand what you mean by bidding me taste my legs. Sir To. I mean,

Twelfth night;: Or, What you will; (The Macmillan Shakespeare)

William. Shakespeare

Nelson Thornes Ltd

Shakespeare's Impact on His Contemporaries

Macmillan

Shakespeare

Manchester University Press

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