Beyond a Common Joy: An Introduction to Shakespearean Comedy

Author/Contributor(s):	Olson, Paul A
Publisher:	University of Nebraska Press
Date:	12/01/2008
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

In this engaging introduction to the 'First Folio' comedies, Paul Olson gives a persuasive account of Shakespeare's comic transcendence, showing how, by taking on the great themes of his time, he elevated comedy from a mere mid-level literary form to its own form of greatness, on par with epic and tragedy.