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1.

English Tragicomedy: Its Origin and History (1910) » Read Now
by Frank Humphrey Ristine. 247 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...dramatic literature, the subject of tragicomedy has been...neglected in literary...so-called tragicomedy in the history of dramatic literature in general...medievalism in...
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American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire » Read Now
by Wes D. Gehring. 194 pgs.

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From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be...
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From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-22, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers.
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Elizabethan Drama, 1558-1642: A History of the Drama in England from the Accession of Queen Elizabeth to the Closing of the Theaters, Vol. 2 (1908) (Chap. XVII "Tragicomedy and Romance") » Read Now
by Felix E. Schelling. 686 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...the contemporary literature of France on that of England in the age of Shakespeare...were conceived and in the surprising circumstance that literature of so high an...
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Elizabethan Playwrights: A Short History of the English Drama from Medieval Times to the Closing of the Theatres in 1642 (1925) (Chap. XI "Romance and Tragicomedy") » Read Now
by Felix E. Schelling. 340 pgs.

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...192 XI "ROMANCE" AND TRAGICOMEDY 212 XII THE ROYAL DIVERSION...DRAMATISTS 252 XIV THE DRAMA IN SUMMARY 274 BIBLIOGRAPHY...clearly. The Cambridge History of English...
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English Drama 1586-1642: The Age of Shakespeare (Chap. 10 "Tragicomedy") » Read Now
by G. K. Hunter. 623 pgs.

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Shakespeare is usually set apart from his contemporaries, in kind no less than quality. This book, the long-awaited final volume in the Oxford History of English Literature, sees Elizabethan drama as drawn together by a shared need to deal with contradictory pressures from heterogeneous audiences...
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Shakespeare is usually set apart from his contemporaries, in kind no less than quality. This book, the long-awaited final volume in the Oxford History of English Literature, sees Elizabethan drama as drawn together by a shared need to deal with contradictory pressures from heterogeneous audiences, censorious authorities, profit driven managers, and authors looking for classic status and social esteem. Hunter follows the compromises and contradictions of the Elizabethan repertory, examining how Shakespeare and his fellow dramatists were able to move easily from vulgar realism to poetic transcendence.
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Representative English Comedies: With Introductory Essays and Notes and a Comparative View of the Follows and Followers of Shakespeare, Vol. III: The Later Contemporaries of Shakespeare: Fletcher and Others (1913) ("Romantic Comedy and Tragicomedy, 1614 to 1625: Middleton and Rowley" begins on p. lv and "Fletcher in Heroic-Romantic Comedy and Tragicomedy" begins on p. lxxiv) » Read Now
by Charles Mills Gayley. 664 pgs.

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Jacobean Theatre (Chap. VII "The Danger Not the Death: The Art of John Fletcher") » Read Now
by John Russell Brown, Bernard Harris. 258 pgs.

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...informed participation in the literature and drama of which...bridge some present gaps in critical comment. Teachers...of this scope on the literature and drama of the...
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The John Fletcher Plays (Chap. 4 "Tragicomedy") » Read Now
by Clifford Leech. 182 pgs.

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...the task of defending the whole corpus of romantic tragicomedy in the seventeenth century. Yet too much, I think...seriousness he does not feel. The truly offensive kind of...
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The Multiple Plot in Fletcherian Tragicomedies, in Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 » Read Now
by Mark E. Bingham. 19 pgs.

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...Fletcher put the multiple plot in tragicomedy.(9) For the purpose of illustration...the role multiple plots can play in tragicomedy. Rather than theorizing, let us...only...
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Where Laughter Stops: Pinter's Tragicomedy » Read Now
by Bernard Frank Dukore. 74 pgs.

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...thereafter, mongrel tragicomedy usually meant a serious action, as in tragedy, with a...crucial factors in the identification...genres, including tragicomedy...
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Radical Royalism: Strategy and Ambivalence in Dryden's Tragicomedies, in Philological Quarterly » Read Now
by Duane Coltharp. 21 pgs.

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...Maguire similarly argues that Restoration tragicomedy is thoroughly royalist in its political values, although she sees a greater...and Novelty: Radical Politics, Religion...
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Giving and Taking in Massinger's Tragicomedies, in Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 » Read Now
by Robert Y. Turner. 19 pgs.

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...aristocratic families in Renaissance England...Aesthetics: Renaissance Literature and the Practice...Professional Writer in Elizabethan England...Study of Nondramatic...
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Shakespeare's Romances » Read Now
by Harold Bloom. 317 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

-- Brings together the best criticism on the most widely read poets, novelists, and playwrights
-- Presents complex critical portraits of the most influential writers in the English-speaking world -- from the English medievalists to contemporary writers
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The Tempest: A Guide to the Play » Read Now
by H. R. Coursen. 240 pgs.

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The Tempest is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. As such, it is the product of his artistic maturity. While its plot is relatively straightforward, the play addresses numerous current topics in the early part of the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. This reference is a...
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The Tempest is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. As such, it is the product of his artistic maturity. While its plot is relatively straightforward, the play addresses numerous current topics in the early part of the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. This reference is a comprehensive guide to the play. The volume looks at early and modern editions of The Tempest, overviews its sources and historical and cultural contexts, analyzes Shakespeare's dramatic art, explores the play's various themes, and summarizes its critical heritage. It then reviews the play's production history and comments on the success of various performances.
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Last Things and Last Plays: Shakespearean Eschatology » Read Now
by Cynthia Marshall. 144 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...17th century. 5. Eschatology in literature. 6. Tragicomedy. I. Title. PR2981.5 M37...world of fiction," he writes, "in literature and in the theatre compensation...and the...
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Shakespeare's Romances: A Study of Some Ways of the Imagination » Read Now
by Hallett Smith. 246 pgs.

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...testing of fidelity in pastoral tragicomedy simply reinforces...on the familiar literature of the friendship...reaching far back in antiquity but represented...the...