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Shakespeare and the idea of the play / Anne Righter.

General note: Originally published (B62-16809), Chatto Windus, 1962. Formatted contents note: Contents: The play image in the early work of Shakespeare -- Act, scene and tragedy -- The legacy of the vice -- Shakespeare's early comedies: shadows, dreams, and plays -- The power of illusion -- The voice of the play -- Comic deceit -- Hamlet and the contemporary stage -- The cheapening of the stage -- Pessimism and pride -- Dark comedies and Troilus -- Tragedies -- From resemblance to identity: the final plays. Uk-SuSCL.