Professor Schlueter approaches this early Shakespearean comedy as a parody of two types of Renaissance educational fiction: the love-quest story and the test-of-friendship story, which by their combination show the pitfalls of high-flown human ideals. A thoroughly researched, illustrated stage history reveals changing conceptions of the play, which has tempted many nineteenth- and twentieth-century directors and actors, who often fail, nevertheless, to come to terms with the play's subversive impetus.
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Professor Schlueter approaches this early Shakespearean comedy as a parody of two types of Renaissance educational fiction: the love-quest story and the test-of-friendship story, which by their combination show the pitfalls of high-flown human ideals. A thoroughly researched, illustrated stage history reveals changing conceptions of the play, which has tempted many nineteenth- and twentieth-century directors and actors, who often fail, nevertheless, to come to terms with the play's subversive impetus.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780143132240 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 04/10/2018 |
Series: | Pelican Shakespeare Series |
Pages: | 128 |
Sales rank: | 500,213 |
Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.40(d) |
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