Poets and Story-tellers: A Book of Critical EssaysMacmillan, 1949 - 201 pages |
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... success . This fact is the master- key to the riddle of the play . Shakespeare looks at the chaotic spectacle of the great world convulsed in the struggle for power and happiness ; and , he asks " What sort of man is successful in it ...
... success . This fact is the master- key to the riddle of the play . Shakespeare looks at the chaotic spectacle of the great world convulsed in the struggle for power and happiness ; and , he asks " What sort of man is successful in it ...
Page 21
... success . He goes on to ask , " Is worldly success really worth having ? " Shakespeare's unillusioned examination of the story has made him very doubtful . A profound irony colours the scene . Certainly worldly success is not ...
... success . He goes on to ask , " Is worldly success really worth having ? " Shakespeare's unillusioned examination of the story has made him very doubtful . A profound irony colours the scene . Certainly worldly success is not ...
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... successful than Evelina . Not only was it a best - seller , but it won enthusiastic praise from the most ... success a flash in the pan . Cecilia , appearing a few years later , met with , if possible , greater acclamation ...
... successful than Evelina . Not only was it a best - seller , but it won enthusiastic praise from the most ... success a flash in the pan . Cecilia , appearing a few years later , met with , if possible , greater acclamation ...
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