Shakespeare's comedy of love

Shakespeare's comedy of love / Alexander Leggatt.

First published in 1987. This study removes some of the critical puzzles that Shakespeare's comedies of love have posed in the past. The author shows that what distinguishes the comedies is not their similarity but their variety - the way in which each play is a new combination of essentially s...

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Main Author: Leggatt, Alexander
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2005.
Series:Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Comedies ; 3.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Comedies.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Love in literature.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Humorous plays
Love in literature
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Summary:First published in 1987. This study removes some of the critical puzzles that Shakespeare's comedies of love have posed in the past. The author shows that what distinguishes the comedies is not their similarity but their variety - the way in which each play is a new combination of essentially similar ingredients, so that, for example, the boy/girl changes in The Merchant of Venice are seen to have a quite different significance from those in As You Like It.
Item Description:Originally published: London: Methuen, 1974.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136556494
1136556494
9781315018225
1315018225
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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