When the Theater Turns to Itself: The Aesthetic Metaphor in ShakespeareA metadramatic study of nine of Shakespeare's plays, focusing on aesthetic metaphors created by the union of the playwright, actor-character, and audience. |
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... suggesting highly sensual femininity in a character who , on the stage of the Globe theater , would most probably be ... suggest is a use of the theater itself as metaphor . In moments such as this one in the plays , Shakespeare makes us ...
... suggesting highly sensual femininity in a character who , on the stage of the Globe theater , would most probably be ... suggest is a use of the theater itself as metaphor . In moments such as this one in the plays , Shakespeare makes us ...
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