Shakespearean Comedies
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Shakespeare S Comedies
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Author : Bart van Es
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-24
Shakespeare S Comedies written by Bart van Es and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-24 with Performing Arts categories.
From The Two Gentlemen of Verona in the early 1590s to The Two Noble Kinsmen at the end of his career around 1614, Shakespeare wrote at least eighteen plays that can be called 'comedies': a far higher number than that for any other genre in which he wrote. So what is a Shakespearean comedy? We associate these plays with such themes as mistaken identities, happy marriages, and exuberant cross dressing, but how representative are these of the oeuvre as a whole? In this Very Short Introduction, Bart van Es explores the full range of the playwright's comic writing, from the neat classical plotting of early works like The Comedy of Errors to the corrupt world of the so-called problem plays, written in the middle years of Shakespeare's life. Examining Shakespeare's influences and sources, van Es compares his plays to those of his rivals, and looks at the history of the plays in performance, from the biographies of Shakespeare's original actors to the plays' endless reinvention in modern stage productions and in films. Identifying the key qualities that make Shakespearean comedy distinctive, van Es traces the changing nature of Shakespeare's comic writing over the course of a career that spanned nearly a quarter century of theatrical change. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Beyond A Common Joy
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Author : Paul A. Olson
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Beyond A Common Joy written by Paul A. Olson and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
?Soul of the age!? Ben Jonson eulogized Shakespeare, and in the next breath, ?He was not of an age but for all time.? That he was both ?of the age? and ?for all time? is, this book suggests, the key to Shakespeare?s comic genius. In this engaging introduction to the First Folio comedies, Paul A. Olson gives a persuasive and thoroughly engrossing account of the playwright?s comic transcendence, showing how Shakespeare, by taking on the great themes of his time, elevated comedy from a mere mid-level literary form to its own form of greatness?on par with epic and tragedy. Like the best tragic or epic writers, Shakespeare in his comedies goes beyond private and domestic matters in order to draw on the whole of the commonwealth. He examines how a ruler?s or a court?s community at the household and local levels shapes the politics of empire?existing or nascent empires such as England, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Venice, and the Ottoman Empire or part empires such as Rome and Athens?where all their suffering and silliness play into how they govern. In Olson?s work we also see how Shakespeare?s appropriation of his age?s ideas about classical myth and biblical scriptures bring to his comic action a sort of sacral profundity in keeping with notions of poetry as ?inspired? and comic endings as more than merely happy but as, in fact, uncommonly joyful.
Mr William Shakespeare S Comedies Histories Tragedies And Poems
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Author : Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Mr William Shakespeare S Comedies Histories Tragedies And Poems written by Shakespeare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with categories.
Shakespearean Comedies
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900
Shakespearean Comedies written by William Shakespeare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with English drama (Comedy) categories.
The Cambridge Companion To Shakespearean Comedy
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Author : Alexander Leggatt
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-12-20
The Cambridge Companion To Shakespearean Comedy written by Alexander Leggatt and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-12-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
First published in 2001, this is an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's comedies and romances. Rather than taking each play in isolation, the chapters trace recurring issues, suggesting both the continuity and the variety of Shakespeare's practice and the creative use he made of the conventions he inherited. The first section puts Shakespeare in the context of classical and Renaissance comedy and comic theory, the work of his Elizabethan predecessors and the traditions of popular festivity. The second section traces a number of themes through Shakespeare's early and middle comedies, dark comedies and late romances, establishing the key features of his comedy as a whole and illuminating particular plays by close analysis. Individual chapters draw on contemporary politics, rhetoric, and the history of Shakespeare production. Written by experts in the relevant fields, the chapters frequently challenge long-standing critical assumptions.
Shakespearian Comedy
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Author : H. B. Charlton
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2005
Shakespearian Comedy written by H. B. Charlton and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literary Criticism categories.
First published in 1938. This is a survey of Shakepeare's comedies which illustrates the playwright's increasing grasp on the art and idea of comedy. Themes, characters and plays covered include: Romanticism in Shakespearian comedy; Shakespeare's Jew, Falstaff, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Dark Comedies.
Shakespeare The Comedies
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Author : Kenneth Muir
language : en
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Release Date : 1965
Shakespeare The Comedies written by Kenneth Muir and has been published by MacMillan Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Drama categories.
From the Back Cover: Despite differences between Shakespeare's time and ours in language, in taste, in mores, his comedies still produce that sure sign of success-uninhibited laughter. But, as the critics in this volume ably contend, the world of Shakespearean comedy is made of more than make-believe, quick action, and brilliant repartee. Shakespeare's genius was to probe, delicately but deeply, subtle and enduring characteristics of humanity. Each play is set in a land of its own, yet through these lands move characters recognizable in our own world. The reality of these characters is only enhanced by ethereal creatures of the imagination like Puck and Ariel, who weave about them poetic merriment unsurpassed in comic literature. Among the essays in this volume are: As You Like It / Helen Gardener -- Winter's Tale / Derek Traversi -- Helena / G. Wilson Knight -- Shakespeare's Method: The Merchant of Venice / J. Middleton Murry.
Mr William Shakespeare S Comedies Histories Tragedies And Poems
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
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Mr William Shakespeare S Comedies Histories Tragedies Sonnets
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Mr William Shakespeare S Comedies Histories Tragedies Sonnets written by William Shakespeare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with categories.
The Comedies Of William Shakespeare
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Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
language : en
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Release Date : 2012-12-01
The Comedies Of William Shakespeare written by Britannica Educational Publishing and has been published by Britannica Educational Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In Shakespeares time, the term comedy did not necessarily denote something funny or amusing. Rather, through such plays such as A Midsummer Nights Dream and The Merchant of Venice, the playwright examines other defining characteristics of comedic dramathe social interactions of common folks and a focus on the contradictions inherent in everyday life. Readers explore the major themes of Shakespearean comedies, which have enchanted readers and theater-goers alike for centuries.