Revenge tragedy and the drama of commemoration in reforming England / Thomas Rist.
Revenge tragedy and the drama of commemoration in reforming England / Thomas Rist.
Revenge tragedy and the drama of commemoration in reforming England / Thomas Rist.
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Publisher
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.
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N822.30935/8
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English
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Physical content
165 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Revenge Tragedy: Critical Issues -- The Dead and Performative Religio-Politics at the 'Change of Religion' -- Mourning and its Aesthetics at the 'Change of Religion' -- 1. 'Outrage Fits': Revenge and the 'Melodrama' of Mourning in The Spanish Tragedy, Titus Andronicus and Hamlet -- The...
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Publisher
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"Considering major works by Kyd, Shakespeare, Middleton and Webster among others, this book transforms current understanding of early modern revenge tragedy. Examining the genre in light of historical revisions to England's Reformations, and with appropriate regard to the social history of the dead, it shows revenge tragedy is not an anti-Catholic...
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Revenge tragedy and the drama of commemoration in reforming England / Thomas Rist.
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Studies in performance and early modern drama.
Studies in performance and early modern drama.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-157) and index.
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N822.30935/8
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74VMjQzXrJBA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjQzXrJBA
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ISBN
0754661520 (alk. paper)
9780754661528 (alk. paper)
DDC
822.309353
MMS ID
991001208039702626
