Overview
How might Shakespeare's audiences have responded to this enduringly popular comedy? This guide to the various contexts that situate 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in its time, explains the Christian ethics, the contemporary socio-political scene, the literary atmosphere and requirements of comedy that inform the background of this mad play.
- | Author: Keith Linley
- | Publisher: Anthem Press
- | Publication Date: Nov 21, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 302 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 178308555X
- | ISBN-13: 9781783085552
