{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-laughter-a-cultural-history-9780719087004","title":"Shakespeare and Laughter A Cultural History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines laughter in the Shakespearean theatre in the context of a cultural history of early modern laughter. It is the first study to focus  on laughter, not comedy, arguing that since the early modern period a paradigm shift has taken place in our attitudes to laughter and investigates the role Shakespeare played in this connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShakespeare and Laughter is ambitiously wide-ranging\u003cbr\u003eRuth Morse, Times Literary Supplement, 17th October 2008, p.23\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Courtliness and laughter\u003cbr\u003e2. Laughter and recreation in the Shakespearean theatre\u003cbr\u003e3. Early modern humour\u003cbr\u003e4. The Puritans and laughter\u003cbr\u003e5. Lear´s fool\u003cbr\u003eSelect bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037337518423,"sku":"9780719087004","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719087004.jpg?v=1750935351","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-laughter-a-cultural-history-9780719087004","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}