Comic transformations in Shakespeare / Ruth Nevo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nevo, Ruth, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare ; 5.

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare : comedies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays--Selections.

Shakespeare, William.

Humorous plays.

Comic, The.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this study of Shakespeare's ten early comedies, from 'The Comedy of Errors' to 'Twelfth Night', the concept of a dynamic of comic form is developed.

First published in 1980. In this study of Shakespeare's ten early comedies, from The Comedy of Errors to Twelfth Night , the concept of a dynamic of comic form is developed; the Falstaff plays are seen as a watershed, and the emergence of new comic protagonists - the resourceful, anti-romantic romantic heroine and the Fool - as the summit of the achievement. The plays are explored from three complementary perspectives - theoretical, developmental and interpretative which lead to a further understanding of the powerful relation between the plays' formal complexity and their naturalistic verisimilitude. First published in 1980. In this study of Shakespeare's ten early comedies, from The Comedy of Errors to Twelfth Night , the concept of a dynamic of comic form is developed; the Falstaff plays are seen as a watershed, and the emergence of new comic protagonists - the resourceful, anti-romantic romantic heroine and the Fool - as the summit of the achievement. The plays are explored from three complementary perspectives - theoretical, developmental and interpretative which lead to a further understanding of the powerful relation between the plays' formal complexity and their naturalistic verisimilitude.

Contents:

1. Shakespeare's New Comedy 2. 'My glass and not my brother' 3. 'Kate of Kate Hall' 4. The Two Gentlemen of Verona 5. Navarre's world of words 6. Fancy's images 7. Jessica's monkey; or, The Goodwins 8. The case of Falstaff and the Merry Wives 9. 'Better than reportingly' 10. Existence in Arden 11. Nature's bias 12. Comic remedies 13. Appendix: Scanning a Shakespeare play

Notes:

First published in 1980.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 13, 2013).

ISBN:

1-136-55712-1

1-315-01824-1

0-415-84666-8

1-136-55705-9

9781315018249

OCLC:

862048968