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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136071103321

Autore

Linley Keith

Titolo

'A midsummer night's dream' in context : magic, madness and mayhem / / Keith Linley [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Anthem Press, , 2016

ISBN

1-78308-556-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 295 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anthem perspectives in literature

Classificazione

LIT000000

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Literature and society - England - History - 16th century

Ethics in literature

Social classes in literature

Social role in literature

Man-woman relationships in literature

Love in literature

Social values in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jul 2017).

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; About this book -- What is a context?; Part I. The Inherited Past; Prologue: The setting; i. The Historical Context; ii. The Elizabethan World Order: From Divinity To Dust; iii. Sin, Death and the Prince of Darkness; iv. The Seven Cardinal Virtues; v. Kingship; vi. Patriarchy, Family Authority and Gender relationships; vii. Man in His Place; viii. Images of Disorder: The Religious Context Unsettling Questions; Part II. The Elizabethan Present; ix. The Context of Comedy; x. Theseus and the Setting; xi. Puck's Permutations: The Context of Love; xii. 'Sweet Moon': The Context of Magic; xiii. Literary Context; xiv. Playing Parts; xv. Transgressions and Translations.

Sommario/riassunto

Everything you need to know about the cultural contexts of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Is this just a light-hearted romp or is Shakespeare trying to make serious points about courtship, love, marriage and human folly?