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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Miola, Robert S. Shakespeare and classical comedy. Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994 (OCoLC)607741518 Online version: Miola, Robert S. Shakespeare and classical comedy. Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994 (OCoLC)622135259 |
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| Named Person: | William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; Titus Maccius Plautus; Terence; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; Plaute; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; Térence; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; Plaute; Térence |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert S Miola |
| ISBN: | 0198182694 9780198182696 |
| OCLC Number: | 30665719 |
| Description: | xi, 234 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Light Plautus -- 2. New Comedic Errors. The Comedy of Errors. Twelfth Night -- 3. New Comedic Intrigue. The Taming of the Shrew. Much Ado About Nothing -- 4. New Comedic Alazoneia. The Merry Wives of Windsor. All's Well That Ends Well -- 5. New Comedic Romance. Pericles. The Tempest -- 6. Heavy Plautus. Hamlet. King Lear. |
| Responsibility: | Robert S. Miola. |
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Abstract:
Discovering new indebtedness, and discerning new patterns in previously attested borrowings, Shakespeare and Classical Comedy presents an integrated and comprehensive assessment of the complex interactions of the Classical, Shakespearean, and other Renaissance theatres. Robert S. Miola re-evaluates Plautus and Terence in the light of their Greek antecedents, and gives special attention to Renaissance translations and commentaries, Italian theorists, and playwrights, as well as contemporary dramatists such as Middleton, Jonson, Heywood, and Chapman. Four broad categories organize the discussion - New Comedic errors, intrigue, alazoneia (pretension), and romance - and each is illustrated by illuminating readings of individual Shakespearean plays. The author keeps in view Shakespeare's eclecticism, his habit of combining disparate sources and traditions, as well as the rich history of literary criticism and theatrical interpretation.
The book concludes by discussing the presence of New Comedy in tragedy, in Hamlet and King Lear. Robert S. Miola's thoroughly researched book ranges over a vast amount of European drama, from Aristophanes to Beckett and Ionesco. It makes an important contribution to our understanding not only of Shakespeare and his foremost antecedents, but also of Renaissance theatre, and its complex adaptations of ancient texts and traditions.
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- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Comedies.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Literature.
- Latin drama (Comedy) -- Appreciation -- England.
- Classicism -- England -- History -- 16th century.
- English drama (Comedy) -- Roman influences.
- Plautus, Titus Maccius -- Influence.
- Terence -- Influence.
- English drama
- Terence, -- 186 or 5 B. C.-ca. 161 B. C. -- Influence.
- Komedies.
- Beïnvloeding.
- Engels.
- Latijn.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Comédies.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Et la comédie latine.
- Plaute -- Influence.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Et Térence.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Et Plaute.
- Térence -- Influence.
- Comédie latine -- Appréciation -- Angleterre.
- Classicisme -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 16e siècle.
- Comédie anglaise -- Influence romaine.
- Shakespeare, William -- (1564-1616) -- Contribution à la comédie.
- Shakespeare, William -- (1564-1616) -- Et la littérature antique.
- Plaute -- (0254-0184 av. J.-C.) -- Influence.
- Térence -- (0190?-0159 av. J.-C.) -- Influence.
- Comédie latine -- Appréciation -- Grande-Bretagne.
- Classicisme -- Angleterre (GB).
- Théâtre anglais -- Influence classique.

