Comic theory in the sixteenth century / (by) M. T. Herrick
1950, First Edition. Urbana : University of Illinois Press. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #413196
Physical description: viii, 248 pages : frontispiece ; 27 cm. Contents: The place of rhetoric in poetics -- The function of comedy -- The conception of plot in the sixteenth century -- The conception of comic character in the sixteenth century -- The Terentian commentators on comic sentiment and diction. Subjects: Comedy History and criticism; Comedy History 16th century; Criticism History; English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism; English drama (Comedy) History and criticism; Comic literature History and criticism; Comedy History and criticism; Criticism History; Dramatic criticism History 16th century; Comedy; Drama History.
Price: €30.00