The Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy


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- Published:
- Apr 19, 2016
- Copyright:
- 1985
- Pages:
- 304
- Size:
- 6 x 9 in.
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This book argues that the idea of metamorphosis is central to both the theory and practice of Shakespearean comedy. It offers a synthesis of several major themes of Shakespearean comedy—identity, change, desire, marriage, and comic form—under the master trope of transformation.
Originally published in 1985.
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