The Origins of English Revenge Tragedy Contributor(s): Oppitz-Trotman, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474441718 ISBN-13: 9781474441711 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Renaissance - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Drama | Shakespeare |
Dewey: 822.309 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Investigates the figures and materials of English tragedy Key Features
Charting a new course between performance studies and literary criticism, this book explores how recognition of the dramatic person is involved in theatrical materiality. It shows how the moral difficulty of revenge in plays like The Spanish Tragedy, Hamlet and The Duchess of Malfi is inseparable from the difficulty of discerning human shapes in the theatre and on the page. Intervening in a wide range of current debates within early modern studies, Oppitz-Trotman argues that the origins of English tragic drama cannot be understood without considering how the common player appears in it. |