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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462175403321

Autore

Smith Emma

Titolo

Shakespeare's Comedies [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide to Criticism

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Blackwell Guides to Criticism

Disciplina

822.33

Soggetti

Comedy

Shakespeare, William

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Shakespeare's Comedies; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Development of Criticism of Shakespeare's Comedies; 2 Genre; Marriage as Comic Closure; False Immortality in Measure for Measure; 3 Language; Here Follows Prose; Transfer of Title in Love's Labour's Lost; 4 Gender and Sexuality; Helena's Bed-trick; The Homoerotics of Shakespearian Comedy; 5 History and Politics; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?; Bottom's Up; 6 Performance; Kate: Interpreting the Silence; As You Like It; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This Guide introduces students to critical writing on Shakespeare's comedies over the last four centuries. Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespeare's history plays. Covers both significant early views and recent critical interventions. Substantial editorial material links the articles and places them in context. Annotated suggestions for further reading allow students to investigate further.