Love Story In Shakespearean Comedy
Anthony J. Lewis
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Description for Love Story In Shakespearean Comedy
Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
In this fascinating study, Anthony J. Lewis argues that it is the hero himself, rejecting a woman he apprehends as a threat, who is love's own worst enemy. Drawing upon classical and Renaissance drama, iconography, and a wide range of traditional and feminist criticism, Lewis demonstrates that in Shakespeare the actions and reactions of hero and heroine are contingent upon social setting -- father-son relations, patriarchal restrictions on women, and cultural assumptions about gender-appropriate behavior. This compelling analysis shows how Shakespeare deepened the familiar love stores he inherited from New Comedy and Greek romance.
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In this fascinating study, Anthony J. Lewis argues that it is the hero himself, rejecting a woman he apprehends as a threat, who is love's own worst enemy. Drawing upon classical and Renaissance drama, iconography, and a wide range of traditional and feminist criticism, Lewis demonstrates that in Shakespeare the actions and reactions of hero and heroine are contingent upon social setting -- father-son relations, patriarchal restrictions on women, and cultural assumptions about gender-appropriate behavior. This compelling analysis shows how Shakespeare deepened the familiar love stores he inherited from New Comedy and Greek romance.
Beginning with a penetrating analysis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813117867
SKU
V9780813117867
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