Four Comedies

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Bantam Classics
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780307420596

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Four Comedies by William Shakespeare Pdf

The Taming of the Shrew Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee. A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairy magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood turn the mismatched rivalries of four young lovers into a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, all touched by Shakespeare’s inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between dreams and the waking world. The Merchant of Venice This dark comedy of love and money contains one of the truly mythic figures in literature–Shylock, the Jewish moneylender. The “pound of flesh” he demands as payment of Antonio’s debt has become a universal metaphor for vengeance. Here, pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglements, to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best. Twelfth Night Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy juxtaposes a romantic plot involving separated twins and mistaken identity with a more satiric one about the humiliation of a pompous killjoy. The hilarity is touched with melancholy, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown’s plaintive song. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography

Author : Plautus
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780192638014

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Four Comedies by Plautus Pdf

Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Molière's The Miser are two subsequent classics directly based on Plautine originals. Plautus himself borrowed from the Greeks, but his jokes, rapid dialogue, bawdy humour, and irreverent characterizations are the original work of an undisputed genius. The comedies printed here show him at his best, and professor Segal's translations keep their fast, rollicking pace intact, making these the most readable and actable versions available. His introduction considers Plautus' place in ancient comedy, examines his continuing influence, and celebrates his power to entertain. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Ben Johnson,Helen Ostovich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317897910

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Ben Jonson by Ben Johnson,Helen Ostovich Pdf

This edition of Ben Jonson's four middle comedies places the works in the popular history and culture of the times, 1605-1614, and surveys the influences, both classical and contemporary, on Jonson as a playwright. On-the-page annotations recreate the audiences perception of the plays as performances by commenting on the stage-directions, the self-conscious theatricality of characters and scenes, and the vivid colloquialisms of early modern London that give the dialogue a heightened dimension of realism. Brief introductions to each play discuss the local settings, sources, theatre history and further readings. The general introduction includes a biography of Jonson, a chronology of the plays and masques, and separate essays on each play, dealing particularly with Jonson's satirical treatments of trends and shams of the day, whether political, social, commercial, or spiritual.

Author : Kenneth P. Langer
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781949464009

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Four Comedies by Kenneth P. Langer Pdf

Comedy is how we cope with the absurdity of life. The person who cannot step back and see how ludicrous are most of the things we encounter in life is the person who gets mired and engulfed in them. Comedy lets us step back and see the whole picture. It reminds us of what is really important which certainly includes laughing and laughing often. These four comedies each take on several situations but exaggerate them until they become enlarged and laughable. To each are added an unusual use of standard theatrical tradition. A writer of one play becomes involved with his own characters. Another play actually moves backwards in time. Another comedy is actually two separate plays that come together while another claims to be a musical but has no singing whatsoever. Come along for the fun and laughter and lighten your burdens for a while.

Author : Plautus,
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780199540563

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Four Comedies by Plautus, Pdf

Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Molière's The Miser are two subsequent classics directly based on Plautine originals. The comedies printed here show him at his best, and Professor Segal's translations keep their fast, rollicking pace intact, making these the most readable and actable versions available. His introduction considers Plautus' place in ancient comedy. examines his continuing influence, and celebrates his power to entertain. Includes: The Braggart Soldier; The Brothers Menaechmus; The Haunted House; The Pot of Gold

Author : Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780813186368

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Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca by Pedro Calderón de la Barca Pdf

Calderón, the great dramatist of Spain's Golden Age, was a skilled writer of comedy. His serious dramas have long been highly regarded in the English-speaking world, but his many sparkling comedies are an untapped reservoir for the contemporary theater. The four plays in this volume, three of which appear in English for the first time, have been translated by Kenneth Muir, the noted British scholar and director. These are comedies of intrigue. They turn on mysterious, quarrels, and jealousies, and they abound in complication and misunderstandings, yet in the end all is explained, to the delight of the audience. Muir's long experience with acting and directing and his keen ear for the nuances of the English language, together with his perceptive critical scholarship, have enabled him to produce a text that actors can speak naturally, and that modern audiences can enjoy as did the audiences of seventeenth-century Spain. The graceful, poetical dialogue and the masterly stagecraft of Calderón are undiminished in these deft translations. The plays featured are From Bad to Worse, The Secret Spoken Aloud, The Worst is Not Always Certain, and The Advantages and Disadvantages of a Name. Ann L. Mackenzie has provided an introduction to each play and notes on the text that will be useful to the actors and directors who seek to present these comedies as they were intended—on the stage.

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0156027658

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Four Comedies by Aristophanes Pdf

New English versions of Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, and Ladies' Day. "Thanks to Dudley Fitts...we can appreciate Aristophanes' vigor, his robust style, his scorching wit, his earthy humor, his devotion to honesty and his poetic imagination" (Brooks Atkinson, New York Times). Index.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Signet Classics
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1986-08-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0451523172

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Four Great Comedies by William Shakespeare Pdf

The greatest works of comedy from the Bard, this book features "The Taming ofthe Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night" and "The Tempest". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : John Vanbrugh
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : English drama
ISBN : UCSC:32106008804715

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Four Comedies by John Vanbrugh Pdf

Author : Titus Maccius Plautus,Frank Olin Copley
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013413539

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The Haunted House (Mostellaria) by Titus Maccius Plautus,Frank Olin Copley Pdf

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Author : Carlo Goldoni,Eleanor Farjeon,Marguerite Tracy
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Drama
ISBN : 101669668X

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Four Comedies by Carlo Goldoni,Eleanor Farjeon,Marguerite Tracy Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BNC:1001933371

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The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : English drama
ISBN : PSU:000050850174

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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Titus Maccius Plautus
Publisher : Samuel French , Incorporated
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Drama, Latin
ISBN : PSU:000000782005

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The Braggart Soldier by Titus Maccius Plautus Pdf

"The braggart soldier kidnaps a beautiful girl and eventually is punished in a manner befitting the vainest lecher of all time."--From publisher's website.

Author : Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Publisher : Lexington : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015004300805

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Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca Pdf