Shakespeare and classical comedy : the influence of Plautus and Terence /
This book surveys Shakespeare's comedies, charting the influence upon them of the ancient playwrights, Plautus and Terence. Robert S. Miola analyses these sources, and places the comedies in their Renaissance context, as well as in the larger context of European theatre.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford [England] : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
1994.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Light Plautus
- 2. New Comedic Errors. The Comedy of Errors. Twelfth Night
- 3. New Comedic Intrigue. The Taming of the Shrew. Much Ado About Nothing
- 4. New Comedic Alazoneia. The Merry Wives of Windsor. All's Well That Ends Well
- 5. New Comedic Romance. Pericles. The Tempest
- 6. Heavy Plautus. Hamlet. King Lear.