Shakespeare and His ComediesFirst published in 1957. This edition reprints the second edition of 1962. The originality, vitality and variety of Shakespeare's comedies do not suggest a writer at ease with a formula which works to his own satisfaction and the pleasure of his audience; against first impressions they suggest an artist seeking to express an idea which is always eluding a completely developed presentation. The second edition of this book contains an extensive new chapter on Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest. |
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| Title | Shakespeare and His Comedies Volume 1 of Comedies, Routledge library editions / Shakespeare Volume 1 of Routledge library editions: Shakespeare |
| Author | John Russell Brown |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0415352665, 9780415352666 |
| Length | 252 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Poetry Literary Criticism / Shakespeare |
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