Shakespeare's AnimalsBears, dogs, foxes, goats, greyhounds, harts, stags, toads - are the many animal characteristics with which Shakespeare imbues his characters. This gift book contains selections of animal imagery from Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies, history plays and poetry. A general introduction places the animals in the context of mythological beliefs and everyday life in 16th-century England. The illustrations are taken from an early Tudor pattern book housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. |
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ACT III SCENE animal Antony arms bear beast birds blood boar bubble charm Cleopatra comes curs dear death deeds deer devil doth double doubt DRAGON draw ELEPHANT Elizabethan enemy eyes face fall fault fear feed fire French gentle give gods hand hart hast hath head hear heart heaven horn horse human humour INTRODUCTION Jove keep kind KING HENRY KING LEAR known lamb lion lips live Look Macbeth magic man's meaning MICHIGAN moneys monsters mouth nature ne'er night once Othello plays proud Rosalind SCENE II shadow Shakespeare Shylock sight sing sometime spirit STAG stand strange sweet thee thine third thou wert TIGER toad tradition trouble true tune turn unicorns VENUS AND ADONIS wake wear weep wings Witch wolf yield
Informació bibliogràfica
| Títol | Shakespeare's Animals |
| Autors | William Shakespeare, Jenny De Gex |
| Compilat per | Jenny De Gex |
| Edició | il·lustrada |
| Editor | Pavilion, 1995 |
| Original de | Universitat de Michigan |
| Digitalitzat el | 3 Març 2008 |
| ISBN | 1857935713, 9781857935714 |
| Nre. de pàgines | 64 pàgines |
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