1962

The Poems and the Music

International Notes Australia   H. J. Oliver Austria   Siegfried Korninger Richard Flatter France   Jean Jacquot Jean-Louis Barrault Germany   Karl Brinkmann, Wolfgang Clemen Greece   Angelos Terzakis Hungary   Ladislas Orzágh India   H. S. D. Mithal Italy   Mario Praz Japan   Jiro Ozu Kenya   A. J. R. Master Poland   Stanisław Helstzyński South Africa   A. C. Patridge Sweden   Nils Molin Switzerland   …

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Shakespeare’s History Plays

Preface Part I: The Background The Cosmic Background Introductory The Context of History The Elizabethan World Order Shakespeare’s Access to the Doctrine The Historical Background Machiavelli The Medieval Norm Froissart and Tito Livio Medieval Anticipations The Tudor Myth Polydore Vergil Sir Thomas More Hall Holinshed The Uses of History Elizabethan Notions of recent English History …

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The Mutual Flame

Part I: The Sonnets Facts and Problems The Integration Pattern Symbolism Time and Eternity The Expansion Conclusion Part II: Phoenix and Turtle Preliminary Remarks Love’s Martyr The Poetical Essays Shakespeare’s Poem Other poets Principal works cited

The Hollow Crown

Cast of original 1961 production at the Aldwych Theatre, and other RSC company members who have taken part subsequently The Readers [Note on casting A, B, C and D] The Music: “A Bass, a Baritone, a Tenor, and an Accompanist who can play both the harpsichord and the piano.” Arrangement of the Stage Staging Lighting …

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