The Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy
Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy
1st Edition
Published on 14. July 2014
304 pages
978-1-4008-5481-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book argues that the idea of metamorphosis is central to both the theory and practice of Shakespearean comedy. It offers a synthesis of several major themes of Shakespearean comedy--identity, change, desire, marriage, and comic form--under the master trope of transformation.
Originally published in 1985.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Originally published in 1985.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Content
FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
Acknowledgments, pg. ix
Preface, pg. 3
Chapter One. Metamorphosis, pg. 7
Chapter Two. The Taming of the Shrew and Marriage, pg. 41
Chapter Three. To Be and Not to Be: The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night, pg. 63
Chapter Four. "Forget to Be a Woman", pg. 103
Chapter Five. A Midsummer Night's Dream.· Monsters and Marriage, pg. 141
Chapter Six. Falstaff and Ford: Forming and Reforming, pg. 178
Chapter Seven. The Changes of Romance, pg. 205
Appendix, pg. 245
Notes, pg. 255
Index, pg. 287
Contents, pg. vii
Acknowledgments, pg. ix
Preface, pg. 3
Chapter One. Metamorphosis, pg. 7
Chapter Two. The Taming of the Shrew and Marriage, pg. 41
Chapter Three. To Be and Not to Be: The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night, pg. 63
Chapter Four. "Forget to Be a Woman", pg. 103
Chapter Five. A Midsummer Night's Dream.· Monsters and Marriage, pg. 141
Chapter Six. Falstaff and Ford: Forming and Reforming, pg. 178
Chapter Seven. The Changes of Romance, pg. 205
Appendix, pg. 245
Notes, pg. 255
Index, pg. 287
