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Introduction to English Renaissance comedy explores the interconnected themes of politics, magic and sex in a number of representative comedies by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. It ranges across the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline periods, covering both public and private theatres, emphasising the eclectic, experimental nature of this comedy.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Lyly, Endymion
2. Greene, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
3. Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
4. Marston, The Malcontent
5. Middleton, Michaelmas Term
6. Shakespeare, The Tempest
7. Jonson, Bartholomew Fair
8. Caroline comedy: Shirley, the Lady of Pleasure and Brome, A Jovial Crew.
Conclusion

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719049651, 978-0719049651
      ISBN10: 0719049652

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Introduction to English Renaissance comedy explores the interconnected themes of politics, magic and sex in a number of representative comedies by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. It ranges across the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline periods, covering both public and private theatres, emphasising the eclectic, experimental nature of this comedy.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. Lyly, Endymion
      2. Greene, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
      3. Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
      4. Marston, The Malcontent
      5. Middleton, Michaelmas Term
      6. Shakespeare, The Tempest
      7. Jonson, Bartholomew Fair
      8. Caroline comedy: Shirley, the Lady of Pleasure and Brome, A Jovial Crew.
      Conclusion

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