Shakespearian ComedyFirst published in 1938. This is a survey of Shakepeare's comedies which illustrates the playwright's increasing grasp on the art and idea of comedy. Themes, characters and plays covered include: Romanticism in Shakespearian comedy; Shakespeare's Jew, Falstaff, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Dark Comedies. |
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... MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM VI SHAKESPEARE'S JEW 100 123 VII FALSTAFF VIII THE DARK COMEDIES 161 208 IX THE CONSUMMATION INDEX 266 299.
... MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM VI SHAKESPEARE'S JEW 100 123 VII FALSTAFF VIII THE DARK COMEDIES 161 208 IX THE CONSUMMATION INDEX 266 299.
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... Midsummer's Night's Dream but the very ecstasy of romanticism ? So the epithet goes unquestioned . It not only seems to fit the quality of Shakespeare's comedies ; it catches in a word the prevailing atmosphere of Elizabethan literature ...
... Midsummer's Night's Dream but the very ecstasy of romanticism ? So the epithet goes unquestioned . It not only seems to fit the quality of Shakespeare's comedies ; it catches in a word the prevailing atmosphere of Elizabethan literature ...
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Contents
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THE RECOIL FROM ROMANTICISM | 44 |
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW | 73 |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM | 100 |
SHAKESPEARES JEW | 123 |
FALSTAFF | 161 |
THE DARK COMEDIES | 208 |
THE CONSUMMATION | 266 |
INDEX | 299 |
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