"Even in the midst of laughing there is sorrow" : melancholy in Shakespearean comedy

Early Modern England developed an unprecedented fascination with melancholy as the ailment effectively populated both its scientific and literary discourses. Although several writers touched upon the subject, Shakespeare's depictions of melancholy, seldom found in the source material he relied...

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Main Author: Bernard, Jean-François
Format: Others
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/976147/1/MR45277.pdf
Bernard, Jean-François <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Bernard=3AJean-Franc==0327ois=3A=3A.html> (2008) "Even in the midst of laughing there is sorrow" : melancholy in Shakespearean comedy. Masters thesis, Concordia University.