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Shakespeare and laughter
Language: en
Pages: 358
Authors: Indira Ghose
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-19 - Publisher: Manchester University Press

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This book examines laughter in the Shakespearean theatre, in the context of a cultural history of early modern laughter. Aimed at an informed readership as well
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Alexander Leggatt
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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An accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's comedies, dark comedies and romances, first published in 2001.
Staged Transgression in Shakespeare's England
Language: en
Pages: 485
Authors: R. Loughnane
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-03 - Publisher: Springer

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Staged Transgression in Shakespeare's England is a groundbreaking collection of seventeen essays, drawing together leading and emerging scholars to discuss and
Laughter, Pain, and Wonder
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: David Richman
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher: University of Delaware Press

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This work's chief aim is to restore to readers, performers, and audiences the richness and vitality of Shakespeare's comedies. Richman explores the way in which
Shakespeare in Jest
Language: en
Pages: 171
Authors: Indira Ghose
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-08 - Publisher: Routledge

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Shakespeare in Jest draws fascinating parallels between Shakespeare's humour and contemporary humour. Indira Ghose argues that while many of Shakespeare's jokes