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UNINA9910136071103321 |
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Autore |
Linley Keith |
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Titolo |
'A midsummer night's dream' in context : magic, madness and mayhem / / Keith Linley [[electronic resource]] |
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London : , : Anthem Press, , 2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vi, 295 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Anthem perspectives in literature |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jul 2017). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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? |
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