什麼是喜劇？《辛白林》算是喜劇還是悲劇？莎士比亞的喜劇找得出共同特徵嗎？讓莎士比亞的喜劇與眾不同的關鍵是什麼？喜劇一直是莎士比亞藝術的主導形式，他一直都在思考喜劇，從未滿足於自己在喜劇中完成的目標，希望持續超越已達到的境界。他的喜劇元素已遠超過普世觀點，而且最重要的是，也進入了他的悲劇。打開牛津大學出版社最受歡迎通識讀本，用最簡明的方式一探莎翁的喜劇世界。莎士比亞喜劇不是一種靜態的存在，而是持續的創新，對他來說，喜劇可以是嚴苛的、寬容的、哀傷的、喜慶歡愉的，也可以是緊密的劇情，或者完全沒有故事主線。本書從五個主題切入，探討劇情中的角色和故事走向，以及創作喜劇的手法：★世界：莎士比亞的喜劇無論是發生在森林、宮廷或城市，都有一種如夢似幻的感受，因為故事地點的靈活彈性，扭曲了空間和時間的特性。 ★機智：在莎士比亞喜劇中的笑話，有哪些雙關、雙重意義，以及笑話心理學？★愛：愛不只是莎士比亞喜劇作品中一貫關注的主題，也是他原初的關懷。★時間：莎士比亞在操弄時間上有什麼奇異手法？ ★角色：莎士比亞創造喜劇角色的方式，何以讓他有別於同時代以及後世的喜劇創作者？在區分莎士比亞的作品為喜劇或悲劇時，免不了會有爭議，畢竟在他的歷史劇和悲劇中都含有大量喜劇素材，嘗試分類他的劇作清單或提出定義，必然沒有答案。本書進一步追溯莎士比亞喜劇在跨越近四分之一世紀的戲劇變革中，如何不斷地變化。此外，還探討現代舞台和電影如何將他的原著進行無休止的改造。【你是知識控嗎？關於牛津通識課】用最簡明直白的方式，了解現代人最需要知道的大問題。牛津通識課（Very Short Introductions，簡稱VSI）是英國牛津大學出版社（Oxford University Press）的系列叢書，秉持「為所有讀者提供一個可讀性強且包羅萬千的工具書圖書館」的信念，於1995年首次推出，多年來已出版近700本讀物，內容涉及歷史、神學、藝術、哲學、文學、醫學、自然科學、政治等數十多種領域。每一本書對應一個主題，由該領域公認的專家撰寫，篇幅簡潔精煉，並提供進一步深度閱讀的建議，確保讀者讀完後能建立該主題的專業級知識框架。
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's later romantic comedies, offers a striking and challengin
‘All the world’s a stage’ …For over four centuries, the works of William Shakespeare have delighted theatre-goers all over the globe. In this boxset, we present ten of Shakespeare’s classic plays specially adapted into an easy-to-follow story format and fully illustrated.This set is the perfect introduction to the genius of ‘the Bard’. Readers of all ages can find joy in his comedies and learn from his tragedies as we follow the lives and loves of classic characters. To read, or not to read … well that’s an easy one to start with!This 10-book set includes: Romeo and Juliet, Anthony and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, All's Well That Ends Well and King Lear.
In this groundbreaking book one of the most original and compelling voices in contemporary Shakespeare criticism undertakes a detailed study of the ten extraordinary comedies Shakespeare wrote during
This Guide introduces students to critical writing on Shakespeare’s comedies over the last four centuries. Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespeare’s history plays. Co
This Guide introduces students to critical writing on Shakespeare’s comedies over the last four centuries. Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespeare’s history plays. Co
Compass Publishing brings Shakespeare's most popular and influential comedies to its line of Compass Classic Readers. English language learners of all ages will enjoy developing their vocabulary and r
This is an informative and interesting guide to the comedies of love - The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, As
What's so funny about Shakespeare?In Shakespeare's Comedies: All That Matters, Mike Scott explores and explains the secrets that have made Shakespeare's comedies so enduring that they continue to be p
In this classic work, acclaimed Shakespeare critic C. L. Barber argues that Elizabethan seasonal festivals such as May Day and Twelfth Night are the key to understanding Shakespeare's comedies. Brilli
