文档介绍：This page intentionally left blank The panion to edy This is an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare’edies and romances. Rather than taking each play in iso- lation, the chapters trace recurring issues, suggesting both the continuity and the variety of Shakespeare’s practice andthe creative use he madeof the conven- tions he inherited. The ?rst section puts Shakespeare in the context of classical and edy ic theory, the work of his Elizabethan pre- decessors, and the traditions of popular festivity . The second section traces a number of themes through Shakespeare’s early and edies, edies and late romances, establishing the key features of edy as a whole and illuminating particular plays by close analysis. Individual chapters draw on contemporary politics, rhetoric, and the history of Shakespeare pro- duction. Written by experts in the relevant ?elds, the chapters bring the reader up to date on current thinking and frequently challenge long-standing critical assumptions. alexander leggatt is Professor of English at University College, University of Toronto. Among his books are edy in the Age of Shakespeare ( 1973 ),Shakespeare’edy of Love ( 1974 ),Ben Jonson: his Vision and his Art ( 1981 ),English Drama: Shakespeare to the Restoration, 1590–1660 ( 1988 ),Shakespeare’s Political Drama ( 1988 ),Jacobean Public Theatre ( 1992 ), English edy 1490–1990: Five Centuries of a Genre ( 1998 )and In- troduction to English edy ( 1999 ). PANIONS TO LITERATURE The panion to Greek Tragedy edited by P. E. Easterling The panion to Old English Literature edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge The panion to Medieval Romance edited by Roberta L. Kreuger The panion to Medieval English Theatre edited by Richard Beadle The panion to English Renaissance Drama edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Michael Hattaway The panion to Renaissance Humanism edited by Jill Kraye The panion to English Poetry, Donne to Marvell edited by Thomas N. Corns The panion to Englis