VOL. 55, BOOK 1, PART C, 2017, pp. 27 – 39 Full text (En)

Author: Atanas Manchorov

Affiliation: Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv

Abstract

The present paper re-examines Shakespearean genre-ness in its historical context. Accordingly, attention has been focused on the two storylines of Western dramatic theory and practice, classical and non-classical, which include various time periods. The main objective is to explain the concept of genre-ness in terms of its historical continuity and causality.

Key words: Shakespeare, Aristotle, drama, genre-ness, comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy