Shakespeare's Comedies by Emma Smith
Criticism of Shakespeare's comedies has shifted from stressing their light-hearted qualities to giving a stronger sense of their dark aspects and social resonances. This work introduces key debates under the following headings: genre, history and politics, gender and sexuality, language and performance.
"clearly designed to make friendly that enormous and daunting edifice of Shakespeare criticism[...] extremely helful historical and generic overviews" THES
[and talking about all three books together:]
"Altogether, either as the source of critical thinking or as reference guides and bibliographies, these volumes will prove convenient and interesting as auhtoritatively conducted tours of their domains." THES
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780631220121 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631220127 |
| Title | Shakespeare's Comedies |
| Author | Emma Smith |
| Series | Blackwell Guides To Criticism |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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