"The Tempest, Marriage A-la-Mode, The Spanish Fryar, "and other plays are examined as consumer products offering a variety of potentially satisfying images of the world at a time when social and personal values were confused, precarious, and heterogeneous. Many of the comedies permit the viewer to enjoy forbidden, glamorous behavior without feeling guilty.
- ISBN10 0585111480
- ISBN13 9780585111483
- Publish Date 13 May 2014 (first published 1 October 1988)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Southern Illinois University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 301
- Language English