Word: thisbeã
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...Cappellani alludes to Shakespeare’s own use of the play within the play, as in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” where the commonfolk acting troupe, The Mechanicals, put on an unintentionally comedic version of “Pyramus and Thisbe?? for the Duke’s nuptial celebration. The style in which Cagnatto wishes to present his play mimics the style of Cappellani’s own writing. The novel is full of colloquial phrasing, both in the narration and in dialogue. Jam-packed with action and rarely...
...terse prose is recognizable from her previous criticism, particularly her tendency to issue elliptical, almost aphoristic judgments at an essay’s end. In addition, a few creative pieces—one an accompaniment for a Jasper Johns exhibit, the other a short parodic sketch of Pyramus and Thisbe??provide unsatisfying, indulgent interludes...
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