Shakespeare's festive comedy
Humorous plays
English drama, history and criticism
Comedies
English drama (Comedy)
England, social life and customs
Literary form
Literature and society
Manners and customs
Social life and customs
History and criticism
History
In this classic work, acclaimed Shakespeare critic C.L. Barber argues that Elizabethan seasonal festivals such as May Day and Twelfth Night are the key to understanding Shakespeare's comedies. Brilliantly interweaving anthropology, social history, and literary criticism, Barber traces the inward jou…
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