Shakespeare's Romantic Comedies
Author: Peter G. Phialas
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780783703169
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The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare's Comedies
Author: Penny Gay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-04-07
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 1139469770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy did theatre audiences laugh in Shakespeare's day? Why do they still laugh now? What did Shakespeare do with the conventions of comedy that he inherited, so that his plays continue to amuse and move audiences? What do his comedies have to say about love, sex, gender, power, family, community, and class? What place have pain, cruelty, and even death in a comedy? Why all those puns? In a survey that travels from Shakespeare's earliest experiments in farce and courtly love-stories to the great romantic comedies of his middle years and the mould-breaking experiments of his last decade's work, this book addresses these vital questions. Organised thematically, and covering all Shakespeare's comedies from the beginning to the end of his career, it provides readers with a map of the playwright's comic styles, showing how he built on comedic conventions as he further enriched the possibilities of the genre.
The World Must be Peopled
Author: Michael D. Friedman
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780838639412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book surveys the impact of these recent productions and suggests additional ways in which a feminist approach to performance might produce theatrical versions of these plays more consistent with their generic features."--BOOK JACKET.
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2022-10-17T20:00:57Z
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Two Noble Kinsmen is Shakespeare’s final play written before his death in 1616. He collaborated on it with John Fletcher; later, Fletcher took over as playwright for the King’s Men. The plot derives from “The Knight’s Tale” in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Thebes and Athens are at war. The tyrant Creon of Thebes commands Arcite and Palamon to fight for him. After a battle against Theseus, they end up captured and imprisoned. From their cell window, they see a beautiful woman named Emilia. Arcite and Palamon’s friendship turns into rivalry when they challenge each other to a fight to the death—with the victor claiming Emilia. This Standard Ebooks edition is based on the 1894 Royal Shakespeare edition. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
The Comedy of Errors
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
Published: 1898
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShakespeare's Comedy of Love
Author: Alexander Leggatt
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780415352680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study removes some of the critical puzzles that Shakespeare's comedies of love have posed in the past. The author shows that what distinguishes the comedies is not their similarity but their variety.
Shakespeare's Comedies of Love
Author: Richard Paul Knowles
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0802039537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShakespeare's Comedies of Love is a tribute to Alexander Leggatt, a critic who has shaped the way the world understands Shakespeare and his comedies.
Four Great Comedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Signet Classics
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780451516930
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe greatest works of comedy from the Bard, this book features "The Taming ofthe Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night" and "The Tempest". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Shakespeare's Romantic Comedies
Author: Peter G. Phialas
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2012-06-01
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 0807836974
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhialas provides commentaries on Shakespeare's romantic comedies, treats in detail individual scenes and characters, and makes illuminating comparisons and contrasts of character with character. The chief concern of the book is with the action of each play, the nature and relationship of its parts, and the meaning that the action dramatizes. Originally published in 1966. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
The Late Romances
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Published: 2009-08-26
Total Pages: 850
ISBN-13: 030742183X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPericles The first of Shakespeare’s late romances moves spectacularly from one dramatic period to another as the hero, Pericles, sails off to adventure and love, and experiences what for him is a miracle. Cymbeline A favorite romantic drama, this play of a wife unjustly accused of faithlessness moves from a world of intrigue and slander to one of reconciliation and forgiveness, and contains two of Shakespeare’s most poignantly beautiful songs. The Winter's Tale From a darkly melodramatic beginning to a joyous pastoral ending, this romance of a jealous king and his long-suffering queen is superb entertainment, with revelations, plot twists, and a final compelling theatrical moment of discovery. The Tempest This tale of the exiled Duke of Milan, marooned on an enchanted island, is so richly filled with music and magic, romance and comedy, that its theme of love and reconciliation offers a splendid feast for the senses and the heart.
