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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 66. )INTRODUCTION Pericles, likely composed in 1607 and considered Shakespeare's first romance, is a tale of loss and recovery based on "Apollonius of Tyre," an ancient legend with roots in Greek and Roman antiquity. Although...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 84. )INTRODUCTION Critical studies of the iconography-visual images and symbols-in Shakespeare's plays have led to a better understanding of his works. Late sixteenthand early seventeenth-century audiences had a shared...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 69. )INTRODUCTION As a fundamental and near universal social taboo, the threat of incest is a motif featured in a considerable portion of Shakespeare's works, and has elicited scholarly interest with increasing regularity,...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 138. )INTRODUCTION A classical play of mixed genres, Pericles was immensely popular when it was first written and staged by the King's Men at the Globe in 1607 or 1608. The 1609 quarto-a notoriously "bad" or "corrupt" text...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 99. )INTRODUCTION Commentators generally classify Pericles (1606-08) as one of Shakespeare's late plays. Based on a popular sixteenthand early seventeenth-century romantic tale, the drama recounts the adventures of Pericles,...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 36. )INTRODUCTION Likely composed and first performed in the years 1606-08, Pericles is a tale of loss and reconciliation between father and daughter, based upon the classical legend of Pericles of Tyre. Despite the...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 2. )DATE: External evidence suggests a date for Pericles's composition and first performance between 1606-08. The play was entered in the Stationers’ Register by Edward Blount on May 20, 1608, apparently to discourage...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 51. )INTRODUCTION Pericles has enjoyed a revival in scholarly interest during the twentieth century. Once ridiculed as so poorly written and disjointed that its authorship was questionable, the drama is now garnering more...Found in Shakespearean Criticism