Shakespeare and laughter
Subtitle: a cultural history
By: Indira Ghose.
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780719076923
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation; Laughter in literature
Description: "This book examines laughter in the Shakespearean theatre in the context of a cultural history of early modern laughter. Aimed at an informed readership as well as graduate students and scholars in the field of Shakespeare studies, it is the first study to focus specifically on laughter, not comedy. It looks at various strands of the early modern discourse on laughter, ranging from medical treatises and courtesy manuals to Puritan tracts and jestbook literature. It argues that few cultural phenomena have undergone as radical a change in meaning as laughter."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-223) and index.