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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790657703321

Autore

Foakes R. A.

Titolo

Shakespeare : the dark comedies to the last plays : from satire to celebration / / R.A. Foakes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-56104-8

1-315-01838-1

1-136-56097-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Critical studies ; ; III

Disciplina

197

Soggetti

Tragicomedy - History and criticism

Comedy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1971.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction 2. Shakespeare and satirical comedy 3. Shakespeare and satirical tragedy 4. Shakespeare's last plays 5. Epilogue: A note on King Henry VIII

Sommario/riassunto

This volume explains and analyses the last plays of Shakespeare as dramatic structures. A major part of the book is devoted to analyses of 'Cymbeline', 'The Winter's Tale', 'The Tempest' and 'King Henry VIII'.