Author |
Weiss, John, 1818-1879 |
Title |
Wit, Humor, and Shakspeare: Twelve Essays
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Contents |
The cause of laughter -- Wit, irony, humor -- Dogberry, Malvolio, Trolius and Cressida (Ajax), Bottom, Touchstone -- Falstaff: his companions; Americanisms -- Hamlet -- The porter in "Macbeth", the clown in "Twelfth night", the fool in "Lear" -- Women and men: Maria, Helena, Imogen, Constance -- Lord Bacon and the plays, Shakspeare's women, love in Shakspeare -- Portia -- Helena; Ophelia -- Macbeth -- Blonde women: Lady Macbeth.
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Credits |
Chris Curnow, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters
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Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Humor
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
65060 |
Release Date |
Apr 11, 2021 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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