Four Revenge Tragedies: The Spanish Tragedy, the Revenger's Tragedy, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore and the White Devil - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas Kyd, John Ford, John WebsterSeries:New MermaidsPublish date:07/03/14Pages:600
Language:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9781408159606ISBN-10:1408159600UPC:9781408159606Book Category:Literary Criticism, DramaBook Subcategory:Drama, EuropeanBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.80 x 5.10 x 1.70 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCY95DTCZE
Four Revenge Tragedies: The Spanish Tragedy, the Revenger's Tragedy, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore and the White Devil
Francis Bacon described revenge as a 'kind of wild justice'. Then as now, early modern playwrights and their theatre-going public were fascinated by the anarchic energies that a desire for retribution unleashes. Rather than rehearsing familiar conventions, each of these plays presents a unique social and cultural milieu where dark fantasies of revenge are variously played out.
In Kyd's The...Series: New Mermaids
Language:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9781408159606ISBN-10:1408159600UPC:9781408159606Book Category:Literary Criticism, DramaBook Subcategory:Drama, EuropeanBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.80 x 5.10 x 1.70 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCY95DTCZE
Janet Clare is Professor of Renaissance Literature and Director of the Andrew Marvell Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Hull, UK.
Play texts edited by: Andrew Gurr (The Spanish Tragedy), Brian Gibbons (The Revenger's Tragedy), Martin Wiggins ('Tis Pity She's a Whore), Christina Luckyj (The White Devil).Publisher: Methuen Drama
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