The Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy

by William C. Carroll

Book Overview

This book argues that the idea of metamorphosis is central to both the theory and practice of Shakespearean comedy. It offers a synthesis of several major themes of Shakespearean comedy--identity, change, desire, marriage, and comic form--under the master trope of transformation. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691066337
• ISBN13: 9780691066332
• Release Date: May 1985
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.