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Shakespeare and Laughter: A Cultural History
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Shakespeare and Laughter: A Cultural History
Contributors:
By (Author) Indira Ghose
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Imprint:
Manchester University Press
Publication Date:
1st September 2011
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
240
Dimensions:
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
This book examines laughter in the Shakespearean theatre in the context of a cultural history of early modern laughter. It is the first study to focus on laughter, not comedy, arguing that since the early modern period a paradigm shift has taken place in our attitudes to laughter and investigates the role Shakespeare played in this connection. -- .
Reviews
Shakespeare and Laughter is ambitiously wide-ranging Ruth Morse, Times Literary Supplement, 17th October 2008, p.23
Author Bio
Indira Ghose is Professor of English Literature at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland
