Why this topic, why these plays
The plays gathered under "Tragicomedy" share a recurring thematic preoccupation that, across 10 different scripts in our archive, has produced a remarkable variety of theatrical solutions. Reading them in proximity to one another is one of the more useful comparative exercises a student of dramatic writing can do, because the contrasts in tone, structure, and resolution show how much choice a playwright really has, even when the underlying subject is the same. The list below collects the works in our library that catalogue indexers identified with this subject; in some cases the connection is overt and in others oblique, but in every case the thematic affinity is real and worth pursuing.
All plays on this topic (10)
- Philaster; Or, Love Lies a Bleeding — by Francis Beaumont
- A King, and No King — by Francis Beaumont
- The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). — by John Fletcher
- Troilus and Cressida — by William Shakespeare
- Cymbeline — by William Shakespeare
- The Winter's Tale — by William Shakespeare
- The Tempest — by William Shakespeare
- The Two Noble Kinsmen — by William Shakespeare
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre — by William Shakespeare
- The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] — by William Shakespeare