Shakespeare's ComediesGary Fredric Waller In this impressive volume Gary Waller brings together twelve of the most significant essays on Shakespeare's Comedies written since the late 1970s, and in a substantial Introduction and headnotes to each piece explores the ways in which recent literary and cultural theory has changed our ways of reading and responding to the plays. |
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Much Joy Some Terror Reading | 1 |
Feminist readings of the comedies | 12 |
theatre film and television | 22 |
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