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## Argues that Shakespeare transforms philosophies of comedy and melancholy by revising them concomitantly Iconic as __Hamlet__ is, Shakespearean comedy showcases an extraordinary reliance on melancholy that ultimately reminds us of the porous demarcation between laughter and sorrow. This richly contextualized study of Shakespeare’s comic engagement with sadness contends that the playwright rethinks melancholy through comic theatre and conversely, re-theorizes comedy through melancholy. In fashioning his own comic interpretation of the humour, Shakespeare distils an impressive array of philosophical discourses on the matter, from Aristotle to Robert Burton and as a result, transforms the theoretical afterlife of both notions. The book suggests that the deceptively potent sorrow at the core of plays such as __The Comedy of Errors__, __Twelfth Night__, or __The Winter’s Tale__ influences modern accounts of melancholia elaborated by Sigmund Freud, Judith Butler, and others. What’s so funny about melancholy in Shakespearean comedy? It might just be its reminder that, behind roaring laughter, one inevitably finds the subtle pangs of melancholy. ## Key Features * Offers new readings of n

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Author

J. F. Bernard

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474417341

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Humanities