Radical Comedy in Early Modern England: Contexts, Cultures, PerformancesDrawing on the generic and mythic strength of comedy and the theories of Bakhtin, Bergson and Hobbes, this book identifies the radical nature of early modern English comedy. It argues that, through early modern comedy, one can observe the changes in social behavior and understandings characteristic of the Renaissance. |
Contents
The Performance of Mak in the Second | 11 |
A Plague of Storytelling in | 37 |
Toilet Tales and | 51 |
The Antonio Plays | 71 |
Ben Jonsons Supersized Comedy | 95 |
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Radical Comedy in Early Modern England: Contexts, Cultures, Performances Rick Bowers Limited preview - 2016 |
Radical Comedy in Early Modern England: Contexts, Cultures, Performances Rick Bowers Limited preview - 2016 |
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