1st Edition

Shakespearian Comedy

By H. B. Charlton Copyright 2005
    306 Pages
    by Routledge

    306 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1938.

    This is a survey of Shakepeare's comedies which illustrates the playwright's increasing grasp on the art and idea of comedy.

    Themes, characters and plays covered include: Romanticism in Shakespearian comedy; Shakespeare's Jew, Falstaff, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Dark Comedies.

    1. Preliminary 2. Romanticism in Shakespearian Comedy 3. The Recoil from Romanticism 4. The Taming of the Shrew 5. A Midsummer Night's Dream 6. Shakespeare's Jew 7. Falstaff 8. The Dark Comedies 9. The Consummation

    Biography

    H B Charlton