William Shakespeare: The Comedies (English Authors Series) - Hardcover

9780805770100: William Shakespeare: The Comedies (English Authors Series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805770100 ISBN 13: 9780805770100

Publisher: Twayne Publishers, 1992

Series Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts

Twaynes United States Authors, English Authors, and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading theAuthors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume features:

A critical, interpretive study and explication of the authors works
A brief biography of the author
An accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author
Aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography, and an index
A readable style presented in a manageable length</

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Ronald R. Madonald demonstrates in this study that the source of Shakespeare's comic genius lies in his talent for using elements of realism and fantasy.

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