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

• Autore: Linley Keith
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 295 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 822.3/3
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Classificazione: LIT000000
• 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?
• Titolo autorizzato: A midsummer night's dream in context
• ISBN: 1-78308-556-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136071103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem perspectives in literature.