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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 128. )INTRODUCTION Notable for virtuoso displays of wit and wordplay, Love's Labour's Lost is believed to have been written around 1594-95. Because of its style, many commentators link it with three other plays that...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 1. )DATE: Internal suggests that The Comedy of Errors was written sometime between 1589 and 1594. Many critics have argued that because the play contains a reference to the war of succession in France, a probable date of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 7. )DATE: Scholars generally concur that The Winter's Tale was written in late 1610 or early 1611. The first known performance of the play took place at the GLOBE THEATRE on May 15, 1611, and is chronicled in a journal entry...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 88. )INTRODUCTION One of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1594-95) details a pact made by the King of Navarre and three of his courtiers who swear off women in order to focus their energies on...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 38. )INTRODUCTION Early critical debate over Love's Labour's Lost focused upon its date of composition and its relative merit as a play; at the same time scholars also speculated on the possible sources for the plot of this...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 77. )INTRODUCTION Historically regarded as one of Shakespeare's minor comedies and considered inferior to his later works in the genre, Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1594-95) has traditionally been disparaged by critics. In fact,...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 9. )DATE: Most scholars agree that The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's first plays, written in 1592 or even earlier. M. Mincoff, for instance, arguing that the play's "style and workmanship" show indications of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 6. )DATE: Most scholars agree that The Two Gentlemen of Verona was written and first performed sometime between 1590 and 1595, several years prior to the only known contemporary reference to the play, that of FRANCIS MERES...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 5. )DATE: Scholars generally agree that A\ You I./Ac Ih was written and first performed sometime betwccn 1598 and 16(X), probably in 1599 or 160(). Although the play does nol appear by its present title in the list of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 64. )INTRODUCTION Often disparaged for what is described as a meager plot and weak characterization, Love's Labour's Lost is believed to be one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, and stands out among Shakespeare's other...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 10. )DATE: Attempts to date Shakespeare's sonnets have proved extremely problematic. There is no solid evidence indicating when Shakespeare began writing the poems, when he completed them, or how long he was occupied with...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 137. )INTRODUCTION Written early in Shakespeare's career and possessing no discernible literary sources for its story, Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1594-96) is considered a difficult play because of its use of pedantic humor,...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 8. )DATE: Scholars unanimously agree that Much Ado about Nothing was written and first performed sometime before August of 1600, for an entry in the STATIONER'S REGISTER dated the fourth of that month includes a reference to...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 108. )INTRODUCTION Believed to be one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1594-95) centers on four young aristocrats’ pursuit of knowledge and love. As the play opens, the King of Navarre and his three...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 98. )INTRODUCTION Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1594-95) is considered one of Shakespeare's minor comedies. Ferdinand, king of Navarre, and his lords Berowne, Longaville, and Dumaine pledge to eschew women and other worldly...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 54. )INTRODUCTION Historically regarded as one of Shakespeare's minor comedies and thought to be of considerably less merit than his later works in the genre, Love's Labour's Lost has more recently elicited the interest of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 1. )DATE: It is generally accepted that Shakespeare composed Twelfth Night, or What You Will between 1600 and 1602. This date links the play with the other "happy comedies" thought to be composed at this time, As You Like It...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 161. )INTRODUCTION One of Shakespeare's courtly comedies, Love's Labour's Lost takes a sophisticated and ultimately cynical view of love, language, and education. While critical consensus dates the play's composition to 1594...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 23. )Long held to be one of Shakespeare's earliest works, Love's Labour's Lost is a thinly plotted romantic comedy that depicts the pursuit of a Princess and her ladies by a King and the men of his court. It has often been...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 118. )INTRODUCTION Known as one of Shakespeare's most difficult comedies, Love's Labour's Lost was written early in the playwright's career, probably in the mid-1590s, and is believed to have been first performed in 1597, for...Found in Shakespearean Criticism