Twentieth century interpretations of Twelfth night : a collection of critical essays /
"Variously described by critics as a vindication of romance, a comedy of humors, and a 'poem of escape,' Twelfth Night may well be Shakespeare's crowing achievement among his early comedies. The essays in this book provide a wide-ranging perspective on its delightful but puzzling...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :
Prentice-Hall,
[1968]
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| Series: | Twentieth century interpretations.
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| Summary: | "Variously described by critics as a vindication of romance, a comedy of humors, and a 'poem of escape,' Twelfth Night may well be Shakespeare's crowing achievement among his early comedies. The essays in this book provide a wide-ranging perspective on its delightful but puzzling plot, its masks and conflicts, its relationship to other works in Shakespeare's canon, and the mood and tone of its marvelous language. Including articles by such scholars as Clifford Leech, John Hollander, C.L. Barber, and Joseph H. Summers, this volume offers a fresh appraisal of a play one critic has called 'the most delightful, harmonious and accomplished of Shakespeare's romantic comedies.'" -Publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "A Spectrum book." |
| Physical Description: | viii, 114 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliographical footnotes. Bibliography: pages 113-114. |