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Shakespeare at the moment : playing the comedies / Albert Bermel.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2981 .B39 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bermel, Albert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays--Selections.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Comedy.
- Acting.
- Physical Description:
- x, 342 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2000]
- Summary:
- Paper Edition. This book discusses fifteen plays, addressing Shakespeare's experimentation, the power and intelligence of his inconsistencies, his novel "happy" endings, and ultimately, how each comedy can be performed.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Impulsive Behavior in the Comedies 1
- Twinning 27
- The Comedy of Errors 29
- Twelfth Night, or What You Will 41
- Woman vs. Man 63
- The Taming of the Shrew 65
- Love's Labor's Lost 84
- Much Ado About Nothing 101
- All's Well That Ends Well 123
- Justice 141
- The Merchant of Venice 143
- Measure for Measure 166
- Love, True and False 183
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona 185
- Henry IV, Part I 201
- The Merry Wives of Windsor 221
- As You Like It 235
- Transformations 255
- A Midsummer Night's Dream 257
- The Winter's Tale 280
- The Tempest 297
- Conclusion: Loose Ends 321.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-335) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0325002061
- 0325002053
- OCLC:
- 42027556
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