The Negro in English Literature: A Critical IntroductionA. H. Stockwell, 1962 - 176 pages |
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Page 27
... Shakespeare really did not mean Negro in referring to Launcelot's mistress , but the fact is that Shakespeare did use the term . The passage reveals another fact : Shakespeare evidently considered a Moor and a Negro one and the same ...
... Shakespeare really did not mean Negro in referring to Launcelot's mistress , but the fact is that Shakespeare did use the term . The passage reveals another fact : Shakespeare evidently considered a Moor and a Negro one and the same ...
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... Shakespeare's intent was to paint as black a picture as possible of evil and opprobrious male- faction . Aaron , then , seemingly becomes Shakespeare's incarnation of evil , just as Satan is the embodiment of malevolence in Milton's ...
... Shakespeare's intent was to paint as black a picture as possible of evil and opprobrious male- faction . Aaron , then , seemingly becomes Shakespeare's incarnation of evil , just as Satan is the embodiment of malevolence in Milton's ...
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... Shakespeare and the man of colour are unquestionably sensible and judicious in light of specific information we have from the plays themselves . The question of Othello's race , he asserts , is of little con- sequence , though it is not ...
... Shakespeare and the man of colour are unquestionably sensible and judicious in light of specific information we have from the plays themselves . The question of Othello's race , he asserts , is of little con- sequence , though it is not ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Shakespeare and the Man of Colour | 23 |
The Negro and Colour in Poetry | 48 |
Copyright | |
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