The Nobler Pleasure - Dryden's Comedy in Theory and Practice

The author traces Dryden's theory of comedy through two main stages of development, 1663-75 and 1675-1700. In the first stage, Dryden conceives of ideal comedy as a heightened mixture of Jonsonian humor and Fletcherian love and wit. In the second stage, naturalness and satire become the key principles, and Shakespeare becomes his primary model.

Originally published in 1963.

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Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Frank Harper Moore
• Edition: The University of North Carolina Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.09.2012
• EAN: 9780807874486
• ISBN: 978-0-8078-7448-6
• Pages: 274
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
• Poids: 390 g
• Thème: Enduring Editions
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée