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- Title
References to the Doubling of Autolycus and the Bear in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.
- Authors
McPartland, Perry
- Abstract
A literary criticism is provided of the English play "The Winter's Tale," by William Shakespeare, with a particular focus on the fictitious character Autolycus's doubling as a bear. An overview of the portrayal of a clown in the play, including the clown's description of the bear, is provided.
- Subjects
WINTER'S Tale, The (Play : Shakespeare); SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; FICTIONAL characters; BEARS in literature; DOPPELGANGERS in literature; CLOWNS in literature; EARLY modern English drama -- History &; criticism
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2019, Vol 66, Issue 3, p454
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjz081