Laughter, Pain, and Wonder

Laughter, Pain, and Wonder
Author :
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
Total Pages : 212
Release :
ISBN-13 : 0874133882
ISBN-10 : 9780874133882
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)
DOWNLOAD EBOOK
Book Synopsis Laughter, Pain, and Wonder by : David Richman

Download or read book Laughter, Pain, and Wonder written by David Richman and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work's chief aim is to restore to readers, performers, and audiences the richness and vitality of Shakespeare's comedies. Richman explores the way in which a reader's relations to Shakespeare's literary texts differ from those of the relations between performers of Shakespeare's works and their audiences. Richman also examines the forms of humor and empathy that Shakespeare's comedies elicit.


Laughter, Pain, and Wonder Related Books

Laughter, Pain, and Wonder
Language: en
Pages: 212

Laughter, Pain, and Wonder

Authors: David Richman
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher: University of Delaware Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This work's chief aim is to restore to readers, performers, and audiences the richness and vitality of Shakespeare's comedies. Richman explores the way in which
All's Well, That Ends Well
Language: en
Pages: 487

All's Well, That Ends Well

Authors: Gary Waller
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-12-01 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Described as one of Shakespeare’s most intriguing plays, All’s Well That Ends Well has only recently begun to receive the critical attention it deserves. No
Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres
Language: en
Pages: 266

Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres

Authors: Matthew Steggle
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-05 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Did Shakespeare's original audiences weep? Equally, while it seems obvious that they must have laughed at plays performed in early modern theatres, can we say a
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Language: en
Pages: 211

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Authors: William Shakespeare
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-15 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

While the word “gentlemen” suggests that its heroes are adults, The Two Gentlemen of Verona is more intelligible if we think of them as boys, leaving home f
Comic Practice/comic Response
Language: en
Pages: 212

Comic Practice/comic Response

Authors: Robert I. Williams
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher: University of Delaware Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This study focuses on response to comedy. The author maintains we respond rather mindlessly to comic effect. Comedy itself, in the philosophical sense, is seen