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    Will Morrisey again considers the political dimensions of literary classics, as previously seen in Melville’s Ship of State (2019). His attention to Shakespeare’s comedies is a reader’s and playgoer’s delight.INTRODUCTORY NOTE: The Politic Character of Shakespeare’s ComedyPART ONE: THREE REGIMES: OLIGARCHY, ARISTOCRACY, MONARCHYChapter One: Shakespearean Comedy: Two Points on the CompassChapter ... En savoir plus

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