Introduction to English Renaissance Comedy - Rilegato

Leggatt, Alexander

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0719049644 ISBN 13: 9780719049644

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 1999

Riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline comedy, covering both public and private theatres, emphasizing the eclectic, experimental nature of this comedy--its departures from the mainstream New Comedy tradition and its searching, witty analysis of social and personal relations in court, city and country. In his close analysis of some of the richest comedies of the period, Alexander Leggatt makes some unexpected connections between them. The reader is given a comprehensive picture of English comedy in one of its most creative periods.This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline comedy, covering both public and private theatres, emphasizing the eclectic, experimental nature of this comedy--its departures from the mainstream New Comedy tradition and its searching, witty analysis of social and personal relations in court, city and country. In his close analysis of some of the richest comedies of the period, Alexander Leggatt makes some unexpected connections between them. The reader is given a comprehensive picture of English comedy in one of its most creative periods.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Alexander Leggatt is Professor of English at University College, University of Toronto.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0719049644
• ISBN 13: 9780719049644
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 186