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Drawing together contributions from scholars in a wide range of fields inside Classics and Drama, this volume traces the development of comedic performance and

Drawing together scholars with a wide range of expertise across the early modern period, this volume explores the rich field of early modern comedy in all its v

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For the first time, a group of distinguished authors come together to provide an authoritative exploration of the cultural history of tragedy in the Middle Ages