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9780719049644

Introduction to English Renaissance Comedy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780719049644

  • ISBN10:

    0719049644

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 1999-08-21
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Summary

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline comedy, covering both public and private theatres, emphasizing the eclectic, experimental nature of this comedy--its departures from the mainstream New Comedy tradition and its searching, witty analysis of social and personal relations in court, city and country. In his close analysis of some of the richest comedies of the period, Alexander Leggatt makes some unexpected connections between them. The reader is given a comprehensive picture of English comedy in one of its most creative periods.

Author Biography

Alexander Leggatt is Professor of English at University College, University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vi
A note on quotations vi
Introduction
1(11)
Endymion
12(18)
Lyly
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
30(16)
Greene
A Midsummer Night's Dream
46(24)
Shakespeare
The Malcontent
70(19)
Marston
Michaelmas Term
89(20)
Middleton
The Tempest
109(26)
Shakespeare
Bartholomew Fair
135(21)
Jonson
Caroline comedy: Shirley, The Lady of Pleasure and Brome, A Jovial Crew
156(23)
Conclusion
179(4)
Further reading 183(1)
Index 184

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