Shakespearean melancholy : philosophy, form and the transformation of comedy / J. F. Bernard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernard, J. F., author.

Series:

Edinburgh critical studies in Shakespeare and philosophy.

Edinburgh critical studies in Shakespeare and philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Melancholy in literature.

Sadness in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018.

Summary:

A new edition of the bestselling textbook for Scottish teacher training courses

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Series Editor’s Preface

1. What’s so Funny about Humours? Melancholy, Comedy and Revisionist Philosophy

2. Comic Symmetry and English Melancholy

3. Melancholic Dissonance and the Limits of Psycho-Humoralism

4. Melancholic Ambience at the Comic Close

5. Melancomic Time in Late Shakespeare

6. The Philosophical Afterlives of Shakespearean Melancholy

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Sep 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-5375-9

1-4744-1734-5

1-4744-1735-3

OCLC:

1312725922