Through detailed analysis of passages from "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Much Ado About Nothing", "As You Like It" and "Twelfth Night", this book explores the satire and sympathy, the linguistic variety, and the dramatic skill which make Shakespearean comedy both entertaining and profound. Series: Analysing Texts. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358. . 1999. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Shakespeare
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 033373968X
ISBN 13: 9780333739686
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Shakespeare's comedies combine charm and wit with probing intelligence. Through detailed analysis of passages from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and Twelfth Night this book explores the satire and sympathy, the linguistic variety, and the dramatic skill which make Shakespearean comedy both entertaining and profound. Part II suggests connections with the rest of Shakespeare's work, and concludes with a survey of comic theory and criticism devoted to the comedies.
Shakespeare's comedies combine charm and wit with probing intelligence. Through detailed analysis of passages from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and Twelfth Night this book explores the satire and sympathy, the linguistic variety, and the dramatic skill which make Shakespearean comedy both entertaining and profound. Part II suggests connections with the rest of Shakespeare's work, and concludes with a survey of comic theory and criticism devoted to the comedies.

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R.P. DRAPER is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen, UK.

NICHOLAS MARSH teaches English at Francis Holland School, Regent's Park, London,UK.

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