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Irony in the drama; an essay on impersonation, shock, and catharsis.

Author: Robert Boies Sharpe
Publisher: Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press [1959]
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Sharpe, Robert Boies, 1897-
Irony in the drama.
Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press [1959]
(OCoLC)587219835
Named Person: William Shakespeare
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robert Boies Sharpe
OCLC Number: 300801
Description: 222 p. 23 cm.
Contents: What is a drama? --
Irony and impersonation --
The levels of impersonation --
Forms of irony in drama --
William Shakespeare, ironist --
The cathartic process, shock, and the classical tragedy --
The cathartic process from the Middle Ages to the present --
A theory of comic shock --
Comic shock and comic catharsis in practice --
Modern trends in comedy --
Modern trends in tragedy.

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