Bücher von Alexander Leggatt

Introduction to English Renaissance comedy explores the interconnected themes of politics, magic and sex in a number of representative comedies by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. It ranges across the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline periods, covering both public and private theatres, emphasising the eclectic, experimental nature of this comedy. -- .

A study that removes some of the critical puzzles that Shakespeare's comedies of love have posed in the past. It shows that what distinguishes the comedies is not their similarity but their variety - the way in which each play is a new combination of essentially similar ingredients.

This book should be of interest to students and teachers of Shakespearean literature.