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Titel: Plautus and the English Renaissance of Comedy
Zustand: Neu
Autor: Richard F. Hardin
Produktart: Taschenbuch
ISBN-10: 1683931300
EAN: 9781683931300
ISBN: 9781683931300
Verlag: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Genre: Literary Criticism
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.05.2019
Description: The fifteenth-century discovery of Plautus’s lost comedies brought him, for the first time since antiquity, the status of a major author both on stage and page. It also led to a reinvention of comedy and to new thinking about its art and potential. This book aims to define the unique contribution of Plautus, detached from his fellow Roman dramatist Terence, and seen in the context of that European revival, first as it took shape on the Continent. The heart of the book, with special focus on English comedy ca. 1560 to 1640, analyzes elements of Plautine technique during the period, as differentiated from native and Terentian, considering such points of comparison as dialogue, asides, metadrama, observation scenes, characterization, and atmosphere.  This is the first book to cover this ground, raising such questions as: How did comedy rather suddenly progress from the interludes and brief plays of the early sixteenth century to longer, more complex plays? What did “Plautus” mean to playwrights and readers of the time? Plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, and Middleton are foregrounded, but many other comedies provide illustration and support.
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellungsland und -region: US
Höhe: 221mm
Länge: 154mm
Breite: 15mm
Gewicht: 304g
Title Format: Taschenbuch

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