Shakespeare: The Comedies

R. P. Draper (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

280 Seiten

1999
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-73968-6 (ISBN)

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Shakespeare's comedies combine charm and wit with probing intelligence. Through detailed analysis of passages from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and Twelfth Night this book explores the satire and sympathy, the linguistic variety, and the dramatic skill which make Shakespearean comedy both entertaining and profound. Part II suggests connections with the rest of Shakespeare's work, and concludes with a survey of comic theory and criticism devoted to the comedies.

R. P. DRAPER is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Aberdeen and has published widely in the fields of Shakespeare and modern literature and, in particular, on D.H. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy. His most recent publication is An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English, also published by Macmillan.

Contents.- General Editor's Preface.- A Note on Editions.- PART ONE: ANALYSING SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDIES.- Introduction: The Nature of Shakespearean Comedy.- Atmospherics.- Sympathetic Criticism.- Illusion.- Romantic Sentiment.- Wooing.- Fools (1): Dupes.- Fools (2): Clever Fools.- Manlike Women.- Odd Men Out.- Set Pieces.- Endings.- General Conclusions to Part One.- PART TWO: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS.- The Other Comedies and the Poems.- Histories, Tragedies, and Last Plays.- Theories of Comedy and Criticism of Shakespeare's Comedies.- Further Reading.- Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.12.1999
Reihe/Serie	Analysing Texts
Reihe/Serie	Analysing Texts
Zusatzinfo	280 p.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-333-73968-X / 033373968X
ISBN-13	978-0-333-73968-6 / 9780333739686
Zustand	Neuware