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

"Soul of the age!" Ben Jonson eulogized Shakespeare, and in the next breath, "He was not of an age but for all time." That he was both "of the age" and "for all time" is, this book suggests, the key to Shakespeare's comic genius. In this engaging introduc...

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Main Author: Olson, Paul A.
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Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
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