Author: William MilliganPublisher: Baker's Plays
ISBN: 9780874400946
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Quick Comedies
Author: William MilliganPublisher: Baker's Plays
ISBN: 9780874400946
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Five Short Comedies
Author: Comedies
Author: William ShakespeareComedies, Histories, Tragedies, & Sonnets
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
Book Description
Shakespeare's Comedies: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Bart van EsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191034959
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
From The Two Gentlemen of Verona in the early 1590s to The Two Noble Kinsmen at the end of his career around 1614, Shakespeare wrote at least eighteen plays that can be called 'comedies': a far higher number than that for any other genre in which he wrote. So what is a Shakespearean comedy? We associate these plays with such themes as mistaken identities, happy marriages, and exuberant cross dressing, but how representative are these of the oeuvre as a whole? In this Very Short Introduction, Bart van Es explores the full range of the playwright's comic writing, from the neat classical plotting of early works like The Comedy of Errors to the corrupt world of the so-called problem plays, written in the middle years of Shakespeare's life. Examining Shakespeare's influences and sources, van Es compares his plays to those of his rivals, and looks at the history of the plays in performance, from the biographies of Shakespeare's original actors to the plays' endless reinvention in modern stage productions and in films. Identifying the key qualities that make Shakespearean comedy distinctive, van Es traces the changing nature of Shakespeare's comic writing over the course of a career that spanned nearly a quarter century of theatrical change. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Five Great Comedies
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113191
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
This inexpensive Dover edition brings together five of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, from the magic and mischief of A Midsummer Night's Dream to the rollicking farce of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Comedies, Histories, Tragedies and Poems
Author: William ShakespeareComedies: Two gentlemen of Verona. Comedy of errors. Taming of the shrew. Much ado about nothing. Love labour's lost. Merchant of Venice. Merry wives of Windsor. Twelfth night. As you like it. Midsummer night's dream. Measure for measure. The tempest. All's well that ends well. Winter's tale
Author: William ShakespeareComedies. Two gentlemen of Verona
Author: William ShakespearePostcards and Other Short Plays
Author: Carol K. MackPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573690679
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description