Shakespeare's comedies

Authors:William Shakespeare (Associated name), Emma Smith

Summary:Criticism of Shakespeare's comedies has shifted from stressing their light-hearted qualities to giving a stronger sense of their dark aspects and social resonances. This work introduces key debates under the following headings: genre, history and politics, gender and sexuality, language and performance.

Print Book, English, 2004

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Publisher: Blackwell, Malden, Mass, 2004

Series:

Blackwell guides to criticism

Genre:Aufsatzsammlung

Physical Description:IX, 310 Seiten

ISBN:

9780631220114, 9780631220121, 0631220119, 0631220127

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:834387104

Subjects:

Shakespeare, William 1564-1616

Shakespeare, William Comedies

Shakespeare, William Komödie

Shakespeare, William comédie études diverses

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Comedies

comedy plays

Contents:

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 The Development of Criticism of Shakespeare's Comedies. 2 Genre. Marriage as Comic Closure. False Immortality in Measure for Measure. 3 Language. Here Follows Prose. Transfer of Title in Love's Labour's Lost. 4 Gender and Sexuality. Helena's Bed-trick. The Homoerotics of Shakespearian. Comedy. 5 History and Politics. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?. Bottom's Up. 6 Performance. Kate: Interpreting the Silence. As You Like It. Index

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