The metamorphoses of Shakespearean comedy /

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This book argues that the idea of metamorphosis is central to both the theory and practice of Shakespearean comedy. It offers a synthesis of several major themes of Shakespearean comedy--identity, change, desire, marriage, and comic form--under the master trope of transformation. Originally publishe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carroll, William C., 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]
Colección:Princeton legacy library
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Comedies.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Metamorphosis in literature.
Métamorphose (Biologie) dans la littérature.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
Humorous plays
Metamorphosis in literature
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. Metamorphosis
  • Chapter Two. The Taming of the Shrew and Marriage
  • Chapter Three. To Be and Not to Be: The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night
  • Chapter Four. "Forget to Be a Woman"
  • Chapter Five. A Midsummer Night's Dream.· Monsters and Marriage
  • Chapter Six. Falstaff and Ford: Forming and Reforming
  • Chapter Seven. The Changes of Romance
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index.

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