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Beyond a common joy : an introduction to Shakespearean comedy / Paul Olson.

  • Accession number

    83436014

  • Class

    Reading Room - 48 comedies/OLS

  • ISBN

    9780803215740 (hbk.), 0803215746 (hbk.)

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    464 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

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General note: Focuses on Shakespeare's Comedies identified as such in the First Folio, discussing how he used themes "beyond private and domestic matters" such as the Empire and conquest, and discusses how his appropriations of his age's ideas about classical myth and biblical scriptures "elevated comedy". Includes a chapter on Measure for measure. Bibliography, etc. note: Includes bibliographical references and index.