Of all that has been written recently on Shakespearean comedy much is cross-sectional; much has pursued themes, patterns, images and son on, recurring throughout the sequence of plays. Less has been written about he plays themselves. There are of course t

Shakespeare's Early Comedies

Literature & Fiction

Tillyard, Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall

History & Criticism

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Shakespeare's early comedies

Shakespeare's Last Plays was the first of E. M. W. Tilyard's influential works on Shakespeare. In it, Dr Tilyard argues that the last plays – Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest – develop patterns found in the earlier works. He shows how Shakespeare intertwines reconciliation (the final phase of the tragedies) with an awareness of possible worlds (where the ‘natural' and supernatural have equal status), and concludes that The Tempest, by subordinating his tragic pattern, is his greatest achievement.

Shakespeare's Last Plays

Dramas & Plays

The seminal reappraisal of Milton's relationship to the metaphysical age, in which the author argues Milton was as close to the metaphysical spirit as was its reputed chief, John Donne. Tillyard provokes discussion into the role of personality in poetry, and suggests that eccentricity of style is a limitation as well as a distinguishing characteristic.

The Metaphysicals and Milton.

Praeger

The nature of the epic and its examples from classical times through the 18th century.

The English Epic and Its Background

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Books by Tillyard, Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall

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Shakespeare's Early Comedies

Shakespeare's Early Comedies

Shakespeare's Last Plays

The Metaphysicals and Milton.

The English Epic and Its Background