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“Peer Reviewed: Elizabeth Inchbald’S Shakespeare Criticism", Karen Gevirtz Dec 2012

“Peer Reviewed: Elizabeth Inchbald’S Shakespeare Criticism", Karen Gevirtz

Karen Bloom Gevirtz

No abstract provided.


Intended For The Stage?: Samson Agonistes In Performance, Timothy Burbery Aug 2012

Intended For The Stage?: Samson Agonistes In Performance, Timothy Burbery

Timothy J. Burbery

The year 2000 marked the centenary of an important but overlooked milestone in Milton studies, namely the first staging of Samson Agonistes, by William Poel, in 1900. While many scholars may be aware of isolated productions of the tragedy, the extent and variety of its stage history is perhaps less well-known. The work was successful as a dramatic reading throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, yet it had never been attempted on the boards until Poel’s landmark production. That event ushered in a range of performances throughout the twentieth century, and nearly every decade saw several dramatizations. At least fifteen …


Review Of "Isaac's Eye," By Lucas Hnath, Ensemble Studio Theater, Karen Gevirtz Dec 2011

Review Of "Isaac's Eye," By Lucas Hnath, Ensemble Studio Theater, Karen Gevirtz

Karen Bloom Gevirtz

No abstract provided.


Rev. Of Clayton G. Mackenzie, Deadly Experiments: A Study Of Icons And Emblems Of Mortality In Christopher Marlowe’S Plays, Clifford Davidson Dec 2010

Rev. Of Clayton G. Mackenzie, Deadly Experiments: A Study Of Icons And Emblems Of Mortality In Christopher Marlowe’S Plays, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

No abstract available.


David Garrick's Masque Of King Arthur With Thomas Arne's Score (1770)., Todd Gilman Dec 2009

David Garrick's Masque Of King Arthur With Thomas Arne's Score (1770)., Todd Gilman

Todd Gilman

A thorough overview of significant revivals and adaptations of John Dryden and Henry Purcell's semi-opera King Arthur (1691) extending well into the nineteenth century. Concludes the the music of the preeminent English-born composer Thomas Augustine Arne contributed immeasurably to the success of several subsequent revivals of the opera.


Rev. Of Lynn Forest-Hill, Transgressive Language In Medieval English Drama, Clifford Davidson Dec 2001

Rev. Of Lynn Forest-Hill, Transgressive Language In Medieval English Drama, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

No abstract available.


The History Of King Lear And The Problem Of Belief, Clifford Davidson Dec 1995

The History Of King Lear And The Problem Of Belief, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

No abstract available.


The Function Of Rhetoric, Marlowe’S Tamburlaine, And ‘Reciprocal Illumination’, Audrey Davidson, Clifford Davidson Dec 1980

The Function Of Rhetoric, Marlowe’S Tamburlaine, And ‘Reciprocal Illumination’, Audrey Davidson, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

No abstract available.


The Masque Within The Tempest, Clifford Davidson Dec 1975

The Masque Within The Tempest, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

No abstract available.


Doctor Faustus Of Wittenberg, Clifford Davidson Jun 1962

Doctor Faustus Of Wittenberg, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

No abstract available.