Shakespearian comedy /

Charlton, H. B. 1890-

Shakespearian comedy / H.B. Charlton. - NY : Routledge, 2019. - 303 p ; 23 cm. - Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Comedies ; 2 . - Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Comedies ; 2 .

Originally published: London: Methuen, 1938. Includes index

1. Preliminary 2. Romanticism in Shakespearian Comedy 3. The Recoil from Romanticism 4. The Taming of the Shrew 5. A Midsummer Night's Dream 6. Shakespeare's Jew 7. Falstaff 8. The Dark Comedies 9. The Consummation

First published in 1938.

This is a survey of Shakepeare's comedies which illustrates the playwright's increasing grasp on the art and idea of comedy.

Themes, characters and plays covered include: Romanticism in Shakespearian comedy; Shakespeare's Jew, Falstaff, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Dark Comedies.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Comedies.

822.33 / CHA