1st Edition
Shakespeare The Dark Comedies to the Last Plays: from satire to celebration
By R A Foakes
Copyright 1971
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1971. This volume explains and analyses the last plays of Shakespeare as dramatic structures. Beginning from the dark comedies, the author describes the ways in which Shakespeare was affected by the new techniques and possibilities for drama opened up by the innovations of the years after 1600, notably by the rise in children's companies. The main line of development of... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Shakespeare and satirical comedy; Chapter 3 Shakespeare and satirical tragedy; Chapter 4 Shakespeare's last plays; Chapter 5 Epilogue: A note on King Henry VIII;
Biography
R A Foakes
