Making a Match : Courtship in Shakespeare and His Society

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Making a Match examines the various options posed at every stage of English wooing, together with the presentation of these protocols in the plays of Shakespeare. Across the canon, wooing may command either a casual reference or a central position in the action, but no play escapes a connection of s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cook, Ann Jennalie, 1934-2017
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Manners and customs.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Social life and customs.
Courtship in literature.
Courtship.
Dating (Social customs) in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Amours dans la litterature.
Amours > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Courtship > England > History > 16th century.
England.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Making a Match examines the various options posed at every stage of English wooing, together with the presentation of these protocols in the plays of Shakespeare. Across the canon, wooing may command either a casual reference or a central position in the action, but no play escapes a connection of some kind. Instead of taking a fixed position on an institution intended to stabilize the commonwealth, Shakespeare constantly shifts position, in a kaleidoscope of caricature, criticism, acceptance, subversion, or indifference. For general readers and specialists alike, this work supplies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages).
ISBN:9781400861750

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