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... Wilson Knight to blame for the excesses of those who treat Shake- speare's plays as ' extended metaphors ' or ' dramatic poems ' and ignore the fact that they were written for the stage and cannot be understood unless we treat them as ...
... Wilson Knight to blame for the excesses of those who treat Shake- speare's plays as ' extended metaphors ' or ' dramatic poems ' and ignore the fact that they were written for the stage and cannot be understood unless we treat them as ...
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... Wilson Knight advance and take his place . A Double Boiler fixed on fiery wheels , Hisses hysteric or ecstatic squeals ; He takes a play , The Tempest , from his poke , Kisses the boards and drops it in the smoke . The smoke redoubles ...
... Wilson Knight advance and take his place . A Double Boiler fixed on fiery wheels , Hisses hysteric or ecstatic squeals ; He takes a play , The Tempest , from his poke , Kisses the boards and drops it in the smoke . The smoke redoubles ...
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... Wilson Knight , Behold ! Let Freud appear and all is light ! Was Hamlet mad or indecisive ? Come , He simply longed to go to bed with Mum ; And so did Shakespeare : " to avoid worse rape " , He found this mechanism of escape . Good ...
... Wilson Knight , Behold ! Let Freud appear and all is light ! Was Hamlet mad or indecisive ? Come , He simply longed to go to bed with Mum ; And so did Shakespeare : " to avoid worse rape " , He found this mechanism of escape . Good ...
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