{"product_id":"the-shakespearean-comic-and-tragicomic-french-inflections-9781526144072","title":"The Shakespearean Comic and Tragicomic: French","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn exploring links between the early modern English theatre and France, Richard Hillman focuses on Shakespeare’s deployment of genres whose dominant Italian models and affinities might seem to leave little scope for French ones. The author draws on specific and unsuspected points of contact, whilst also pointing out a broad tendency by the dramatist, to draw on French material, both dramatic and non-dramatic, to inflect comic forms in potentially tragic directions. The resulting internal tensions are evident from the earliest comedies to the latest tragicomedies (or ‘romances’). \u003cbr\u003eWhile its many original readings will interest specialists and students of Shakespeare, this book will have broader appeal: it contributes significantly, from an unfamiliar angle, to the contemporary discourse concerned with early modern English culture within the European context. At the same time, it is accessible to a wide range of readers, with translations provided for all non-English citations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In sum, Hillman’s The Shakespearean Comic and Tragicomic is a masterly study of intertextuality.\u003cbr\u003eIt will become an important model for comparative literature specialists owing to its astute\u003cbr\u003edemonstration of evolving French and English theatrical forms and tastes. We are given a rich\u003cbr\u003etapestry of ideas about narrative and dramatic romance circulating between France and England\u003cbr\u003ein the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Given the density of the argument deployed,\u003cbr\u003ethe book should be savored over several sittings.'\u003cbr\u003eH-France Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book provides valuable material for scholars interested in wide-ranging associations and influences. Its recalibration of French works in relation to Shakespeare’s textual production (and Hillman’s term ‘inflections’\u003cbr\u003eis important in this respect) also makes the book an important intervention in comparative literary studies.'\u003cbr\u003eThe Modern Language Review\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eTextual notes\u003cbr\u003e1 Theory, practice and genre: making room for France\u003cbr\u003e2 Dreaming in French\u003cbr\u003e3 French settings found and lost: \u003ci\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Late comedies tragically inflected: \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Tragicomedy - and beyond?: the view through French spectacles\u003cbr\u003eWorks cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041008615767,"sku":"9781526144072","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526144072.jpg?v=1750948578","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-shakespearean-comic-and-tragicomic-french-inflections-9781526144072","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}