Introduction to English Renaissance comedy
Introduction to English Renaissance comedy explores the interconnected themes of politics, magic and sex in a number of representative comedies by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. It ranges across the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline periods, covering both public and private theatres, emphasising the eclectic, experimental nature of this comedy. -- .
Print Book, English, 1999
Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, Manchester, New York, 1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc
186 pages ; 23 cm
9780719049651, 9780719049644, 0719049644, 0719049652
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Lyly, Endymion
Greene, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
Shakespeare, A midsummer night's dream
Marston, The malcontent
Middleton, Michaelmas term
Shakespeare, The tempest
Jonson, Bartholomew fair
Caroline comedy: Shirley, the lady of pleasure and Brome, A jovial crew