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Comic transformations in Shakespeare /
First published in 1980. In this study of Shakespeare's ten early comedies, from The Comedy of Errors to Twelfth Night, the concept of a dynamic of comic form is developed; the Falstaff plays are seen as a watershed, and the emergence of new comic protagonists - the resourceful, anti-romantic r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Edición: | First issued in paperback 2013. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | First published in 1980. In this study of Shakespeare's ten early comedies, from The Comedy of Errors to Twelfth Night, the concept of a dynamic of comic form is developed; the Falstaff plays are seen as a watershed, and the emergence of new comic protagonists - the resourceful, anti-romantic romantic heroine and the Fool - as the summit of the achievement. The plays are explored from three complementary perspectives - theoretical, developmental and interpretative which lead to a further understanding of the powerful relation between the plays' formal compl. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (242 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136557057 1136557059 9780415352703 0415352703 9780415846660 0415846668 129999668X 9781299996687 |