Shakespeare's Rhetoric of Comic Character.

Shakespeare's Rhetoric of Comic Character.

First published in 1985. In this revisionist history of comic characterization, Karen Newman argues that, contrary to received opinion, Shakespeare was not the first comic dramatist to create self-conscious characters who seem 'lifelike' or 'realistic'. His comic practice is firm...

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Main Author: Newman, Karen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Comedies.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Comedy.
comedy plays.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Comedy
Humorous plays
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:First published in 1985. In this revisionist history of comic characterization, Karen Newman argues that, contrary to received opinion, Shakespeare was not the first comic dramatist to create self-conscious characters who seem 'lifelike' or 'realistic'. His comic practice is firmly set within a comic tradition which stretches from Plautus and Menander to playwrights of the Italian Renaissance.
Item Description:General index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (243 pages)
ISBN:9781136557330
1136557334
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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