Places of wit in early modern english comedy, the
Auteur :
Zucker, Adam
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107463226
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
370 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Zucker examines competency and incompetence in comedies by Shakespeare, Jonson and their contemporaries through histories of familiar sites staged in their plays, such as Windsor Forest and Covent Garden. The study sheds new light on the local contexts of wit and comedy during the English Renaissance.