Shakespeare

Contents.- General Editor's Preface.- A Note on Editions.- PART ONE: ANALYSING SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDIES.- Introduction: The Nature of Shakespearean Comedy.- Atmospherics.- Sympathetic Criticism.- Illusion.- Romantic Sentiment.- Wooing.- Fools (1): Dupes.- Fools (2): Clever Fools.- Manlike Women.- Odd Men Out.- Set Pieces.- Endings.- General Conclusions to Part One.- PART TWO: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS.- The Other Comedies and the Poems.- Histories, Tragedies, and Last Plays.- Theories of Comedy and Criticism of Shakespeare's Comedies.- Further Reading.- Index.