Shakespeare and Laughter: A Cultural History

By Indira Ghose

Book Overview

This book examines laughter in the Shakespearean theatre in the context of a cultural history of early modern laughter. It is the first study to focus on laughter, not comedy, arguing that since the early modern period a paradigm shift has taken place in our attitudes to laughter and investigates the role Shakespeare played in this connection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719087007
• ISBN13: 9780719087004
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"