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Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest—three of Shakespeare’s final plays diverge from his usual standards. Mowat posits that by confronting the comic form with the tragic, the realistic with the artificial, the dramatic with the narrative, Shakespeare frees romance from the traditional bounds and makes meaning in a new way.

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A study commendable not only for its concern with the basic critical problems posed by the Romances but also for its learning, clarity, and over-all good sense.

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Mowat’s suggestive and sensitive treatment of the conflicting aesthetics in the final plays provides vocabulary and viewpoints of great value. She helps us to understand ‘how plays work,’ not merely as isolated works of art, but as drama that presupposes a living audience.

The Dramaturgy of Shakespeares Romances

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    A Paperback by Barbara A. Mowat

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      Publisher: LUP - University of Georgia Press
      Publication Date: 4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780820338569, 978-0820338569
      ISBN10: 0820338567

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest—three of Shakespeare’s final plays diverge from his usual standards. Mowat posits that by confronting the comic form with the tragic, the realistic with the artificial, the dramatic with the narrative, Shakespeare frees romance from the traditional bounds and makes meaning in a new way.

      Trade Review

      A study commendable not only for its concern with the basic critical problems posed by the Romances but also for its learning, clarity, and over-all good sense.

      |

      Mowat’s suggestive and sensitive treatment of the conflicting aesthetics in the final plays provides vocabulary and viewpoints of great value. She helps us to understand ‘how plays work,’ not merely as isolated works of art, but as drama that presupposes a living audience.

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