Shakespearian comedy / H.B. Charlton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charlton, H. B. (Henry Buckley), 1890- author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare.

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Comedies ; II.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Comedies.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1938.<BR> <BR> This is a survey of Shakepeare's comedies which illustrates the playwright's increasing grasp on the art and idea of comedy.<BR> <BR> Themes, characters and plays covered include: Romanticism in Shakespearian comedy; Shakespeare's Jew, Falstaff, <EM>The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream,</EM> and <EM>The Dark Comedies.

Contents:

Cover ; Shakespearian Comedy; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Original Title Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface ; I Preliminary; II Romanticism in Shakespearian Comedy; III The Recoil from Romanticism; IV The Taming of the Shrew; V A Midsummer Night's Dream; VI Shakespeare's Jew; VII Falstaff; VIII The Dark Comedies; IX The Consummation; Index

Notes:

First published in 1938.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 14, 2013).

ISBN:

1-136-55628-1

0-415-85063-0

1-315-01821-7

1-136-55621-4

9781315018218

OCLC:

870591195