The Crown Guide to the World's Great Plays, from Ancient Greece to Modern TimesCrown Publishers, 1984 - 866 Seiten From the classics of ancient Greece to the best of modern American theater, this guide provides a plot synopsis, stage history, cast listing, analysis, and critical opinions for each of 750 outstanding plays. |
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... Henry on . Becket dares to draw sword against a Norman knight who laid hands upon his sister . Becket teaches Henry how to use a fork , that new refinement , which Henry tries on his rude Normans . But when Thomas à Becket unwillingly ...
... Henry on . Becket dares to draw sword against a Norman knight who laid hands upon his sister . Becket teaches Henry how to use a fork , that new refinement , which Henry tries on his rude Normans . But when Thomas à Becket unwillingly ...
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... Henry IV , * Henry V , * Henry VI , Richard III , * and Henry VIII * present a three - century panorama of English history , tracing its course to the birth of Henry VIII's daughter Elizabeth , patron of the playwright . The plays were ...
... Henry IV , * Henry V , * Henry VI , Richard III , * and Henry VIII * present a three - century panorama of English history , tracing its course to the birth of Henry VIII's daughter Elizabeth , patron of the playwright . The plays were ...
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... Henry that argues necessity as the excuse for slaughter . While the Chorus praises Henry as " the mirror of all Christian kings , " the mirror of the play itself shows a conceited and unscrupulous conqueror . As abruptly as he has ...
... Henry that argues necessity as the excuse for slaughter . While the Chorus praises Henry as " the mirror of all Christian kings , " the mirror of the play itself shows a conceited and unscrupulous conqueror . As abruptly as he has ...
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