| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 258 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Shakespeare criticism |
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Shakespeare criticism.
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| Contents |
From "the unfortunate comedy" to "this infinitely fascinating play": the critical and theatrical emergence of All's well, that ends well / Gary Waller -- Revising the sources: Novella, romance, and the meaning of fiction in All's well, that ends well / Steven Mentz -- "As sweet as sharp": Helena and the fairy bride tradition / Regina Buccola -- Tying the (k)not: the marriage of tragedy and comedy in All's well, that ends well / Paul Gleed -- All's well, that ends well and the art of the retrograde motion / Deanne Williams -- Performing woman: female theatrically in All's well that ends well / Kent R. Lehnhof -- "To make the 'not' eternal": female eloquence and patriarchal authority in All's well that ends well / Ellen Belton -- Shakespeare's miracle play? Religion in All's well, that ends well / Helen Wilcox -- She is in the right: biblical maternity and all's well, that ends well / Michele Osherow -- "The credit of your father": absent fathers in All's well, that ends well / David M. Bergeron -- " 'Twas mine, 'twas Helen's": rings of desire in All's well, that ends well / Nicholas Ray -- "Sweet practice, thy physic I will try": Helena and her 'Good receipt' in All's well, that ends well / Catherine Field -- All's well, that ends well and the 1604 controversy concerning the court of wards and liveries / Terry Reilly -- Playing it accordingly: Parolles and Shakespeare's knee-crooking knaves / Craig Dionne -- All's well as television: the 1980 Moshinsky production / Bob White -- Appendix: Select list of productions of All's well, that ends well, 1953-2006 |
| Summary |
Shedding much-needed light on one of Shakespeare?s most intriguing and significant plays, this book features contributions from leading scholars who critically examine the play from a variety of perspectives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-254) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. All's well that ends well.
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| SUBJECT |
All's well that ends well (Shakespeare, William) fast |
| Subject |
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare.
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DRAMA -- Shakespeare.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Waller, Gary F. (Gary Fredric), 1945-
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| ISBN |
9780203965917 |
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0203965914 |
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9780415973250 |
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0415973252 |
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9780415645782 |
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0415645786 |
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