Introduction To English Renaissance ComedyIntroduction to English Renaissance comedy explores the interconnected themes of politics, magic and sex in a number of representative comedies by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. It ranges across the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline periods, covering both public and private theatres, emphasising the eclectic, experimental nature of this comedy: its departures from the mainstream New Comedy tradition, its searching, witty analysis of social and personal relations in court, city and country. |
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Contents
Introduction vi | 1 |
Lyly Endymion | 19 |
Greene Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay | 30 |
Shakespeare A Midsummer Nights Dream | 61 |
Marston The Malcontent | 75 |
Middleton Michaelmas Term | 89 |
Shakespeare The Tempest | 133 |
Jonson Bartholomew Fair | 135 |
Shirley The Lady of Pleasure and Brome A Jovial Crew | 156 |
Conclusion | 179 |
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