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Overview
First published in 1980.
In this study of Shakespeare's ten early comedies, from The Comedy of Errors to Twelfth Night, the concept of a dynamic of comic form is developed; the Falstaff plays are seen as a watershed, and the emergence of new comic protagonists - the resourceful, anti-romantic romantic heroine and the Fool - as the summit of the achievement. The plays are explored from three complementary perspectives - theoretical, developmental and interpretative which lead to a further understanding of the powerful relation between the plays' formal complexity and their naturalistic verisimilitude.This item is Non-Returnable
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- ISBN-13: 9780415352703
- ISBN-10: 0415352703
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: December 2004
- Dimensions: 8.64 x 6.04 x 0.96 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.14 pounds
- Page Count: 250
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