Shakespearean Melancholy : Philosophy, Form and the Transformation of Comedy /

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Argues that Shakespeare transforms philosophies of comedy and melancholy by revising them concomitantlyIconic as Hamlet is, Shakespearean comedy showcases an extraordinary reliance on melancholy that ultimately reminds us of the porous demarcation between laughter and sorrow. This richly contextuali...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bernard, J.F (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Colección:Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy : ECSSP
Temas:
Melancholy in literature.
Sadness in literature.
Literary Studies.
DRAMA / Shakespeare.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgements
  • Series Editor's Preface
  • 1. What's so Funny about Humours? Melancholy, Comedy and Revisionist Philosophy
  • 2. Comic Symmetry and English Melancholy
  • 3. Melancholic Dissonance and the Limits of Psycho-Humoralism
  • 4. Melancholic Ambience at the Comic Close
  • 5. Melancomic Time in Late Shakespeare
  • 6. The Philosophical Afterlives of Shakespearean Melancholy
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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