Shakespearian comedy / H.B. Charlton.

By:

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

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. | Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Comedies ; ; 2Publication details: NY : Routledge, 2019.Description: 303 p ; 23 cmISBN:

9780367238827

Subject(s):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Comedies

DDC classification:

822.33 22 CHA

Contents:

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

Summary: 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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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Literature	822.33 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		47477

Originally published: London: Methuen, 1938.

Includes index

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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