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Irony in the Drama: An Essay on Impersonation, Shock, and Catharsis
By Robert Boies Sharpe
240 pages
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- Greenwood Press
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- Westport, CT
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- Chapter I ? - What is a Drama 3
- Chapter II - Irony and Impersonation 18
- Chapter III - The Levels of Impersonation 30
- Chapter IV - Forms of Irony in Drama 42
- Chapter V - William Shakespeare, Ironist 52
- Chapter VI - The Cathartic Process, Shock, and Classical Tragedy 82
- Chaper VII - The Cathartic Process from the Middle Ages to the Present 104
- Chapter VIII - A Theory of Comic Shock 121
- Chapter IX - Comic Shock and Comic Catharsis in Practice 135
- Chapter X - Modern Trends in Comedy 153
- Chapter XI - Modern Trends in Tragedy 180
- Chapter XII - Conclusion 204
- Index 217