The metamorphoses of Shakespearean comedy / William C. Carroll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, William C., 1945- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metamorphosis in literature.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Comedies.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book argues that the idea of metamorphosis is central to both the theory and practice of Shakespearean comedy. It offers a synthesis of several major themes of Shakespearean comedy--identity, change, desire, marriage, and comic form--under the master trope of transformation.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Part One. Introduction

Preface

Chapter One. Metamorphosis

Chapter Two. The Taming of the Shrew and Marriage

Part Two. St Doubling and Mimesis

Chapter Three. To Be and Not to Be: The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night

Chapter Four. "Forget to Be a Woman"

Part Three. Comic Monsters

Chapter Five. A Midsummer Night's Dream.· Monsters and Marriage

Chapter Six. Falstaff and Ford: Forming and Reforming

Part Four. Magic

Chapter Seven. The Changes of Romance

Appendix

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 257-286.

ISBN:

9781400854813

1400854814

OCLC:

889248991