This book relates Shakespeare's comedies to a broad European background. At the beginning and again at the end of his career, Shakespeare was attracted by a tradition of stage romances which can be traced back to Chaucer's time. But the main shaping behind his comedies came from the classi...

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Main Author:	Salingar, Leo (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1974
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William / 1564-1616 / Comedies Shakespeare, William / 1564-1616 / Sources Shakespeare, William > 1564-1616 Geschichte 1600-1700 Geschichte 1500-1600 Geschichte Theater / England / History / 16th century Theater / England / History / 17th century Comedy / History and criticism Komödie Quelle
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Summary:	This book relates Shakespeare's comedies to a broad European background. At the beginning and again at the end of his career, Shakespeare was attracted by a tradition of stage romances which can be traced back to Chaucer's time. But the main shaping behind his comedies came from the classical tradition. Mr Salingar therefore examines the underlying theme of 'errors' in Greek and Roman comedies and, taking three Italian comedies famous in the sixteenth century as examples, he then reveals how the Italian Renaissance revived the classical tradition, and what effect this revival had on Shakespeare the Elizabethan playwright and discusses such topics as the device of the play within a play and Shakespeare's choice of Italian short stories as plot material. This book shows how Shakespeare changed the motifs he took over from previous traditions of comedy and highlights the innovations he introduced, as an actor-dramatist writing in the first period of commercial theatre in Europe
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 356 pages)
ISBN:	9780511553189
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511553189