Abstract

List of illustrations. Prefaratory note and acknowledgements. Prologue Shakespeare's England- an overview. Part One: Contexts of Comedy. 1 Laughter and Elizabethan Society. 2 Fools, clowns and jesters. 3 An audience for comedy. 4 Twentieth century readers of comedy. Part Two: Critical Analysis. 5 Shakespeare's early comedies 1588-94. 6 A Midsummer Night's Dream c.1595. 7 Much Ado About Nothing 1598-9. 8 As You Like It c. 1599 9 Twelfth Night. Part Three: Reference Section. Short Biographies. Further Reading. Appendix: The Theatre of Shakespeare's London. Index

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