Shakespeare's Comedies

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Emma Smith
John Wiley & Sons, Apr 15, 2008 - Literary Criticism - 336 pages
This Guide introduces students to critical writing on Shakespeare’s comedies over the last four centuries.

  • Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespeare’s history plays.
  • Covers both significant early views and recent critical interventions.
  • Substantial editorial material links the articles and places them in context.
  • Annotated suggestions for further reading allow students to investigate further.

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Contents

1 The Development of Criticism of Shakespeares Comedies
1
2 Genre
29
3 Language
81
4 Gender and Sexuality
132
5 History and Politics
192
6 Performance
242
Index
305
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About the author (2008)

Emma Smith is Fellow of Hertford College and Lecturer in English at Oxford University. Her publications include Thomas Kyd: The Spanish Tragedie (ed. 1998) and Shakespeare in Production: Henry V (2000).

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