Shakespeare's Comedies: Explorations in Form

In this lucid and original study, first published in 1972, Ralph Berry discusses the ten comedies that run from The Comedy of Errors to Twelfth Night. Berry’s purpose is to identify the form of each play by relating the governing idea of the play to the action that expresses it. To this end the author employs a variety of standpoints and techniques, and taken together, these chapters present a lively and coherent view of Shakespeare’s techniques, concerns, and development. This title will be of interests to students of literature and drama.

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Shakespeare's Comedies: Explorations in Form

In this lucid and original study, first published in 1972, Ralph Berry discusses the ten comedies that run from The Comedy of Errors to Twelfth Night. Berry’s purpose is to identify the form of each play by relating the governing idea of the play to the action that expresses it. To this end the author employs a variety of standpoints and techniques, and taken together, these chapters present a lively and coherent view of Shakespeare’s techniques, concerns, and development. This title will be of interests to students of literature and drama.

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Shakespeare's Comedies: Explorations in Form

Shakespeare's Comedies: Explorations in Form

by Ralph Berry
Shakespeare's Comedies: Explorations in Form

Shakespeare's Comedies: Explorations in Form

by Ralph Berry

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In this lucid and original study, first published in 1972, Ralph Berry discusses the ten comedies that run from The Comedy of Errors to Twelfth Night. Berry’s purpose is to identify the form of each play by relating the governing idea of the play to the action that expresses it. To this end the author employs a variety of standpoints and techniques, and taken together, these chapters present a lively and coherent view of Shakespeare’s techniques, concerns, and development. This title will be of interests to students of literature and drama.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781317310839
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 03/17/2016
Series: Routledge Revivals
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Berry, Ralph

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. "And here we wander in illusions" 2. Love and Friendship 3. The Rules of the Game 4. The Words of Marcy 5. The Dream and the Play 6. The Merchant of Venice 7. The Revenger’s Comedy 8. Problems of Knowing 9. No Exit from Arden 10. The Messages of Twelfth Night; Index

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