Eight Great Comedies

Morton Berman, Sylvan Barnet, William Burton

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Plume
01 November 1996

Plays & playscripts; Anthologies (non-poetry); Dating, relationships, living together & marriage; Humour

""A remarkably rich and stimulating volume...

A unique blending of emotional and intellectual experience.""-Los Angeles Times

Here in one volume are the complete texts of eight of the world's greatest plays, masterful examples of the comic view of life in drama. This outstanding treasury of great reading includes the bawdy humor of Machiavelli's Mandragola; the poignant, searching wit of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya; the ironic social comment of Shaw's Arms and the Man; and five other influential works, including a new translation ofMoli re's satire The Miser, which the editors have prepared especially for this book.

Accompanied by provocative essays that define and explore the spirit, structure, and meaning of comedy, this unique volume is an ideal companion to the editors'Eight Great Tragedies.

Edited by: Morton Berman, Sylvan Barnet, William Burton
Imprint: Plume
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 403g
ISBN: 9780452011700
ISBN 10: 0452011701
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 November 1996
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sylvan Barnet wrote numerous texts analyzing the works of Shakespeare as well as the writing craft. He was the general editor for Signet Classics Shakespeare as well as professor emeritus at Tufts University. He died in 2016. Morton Berman is professor emeritus of English as Boston University. William Burto served as the chair of the Department of English as Lowell State College, which became University of Massachusetts-Lowell. He wrote several texts focusing on the poetry of Shakespeare. He died in 2013.

Reviews for Eight Great Comedies

Praise for Eight Great Comedies A remarkably rich and stimulating volume...A unique blending of emotional and intellectual experience. --Los Angeles Times