Five revenge tragedies : the Spanish tragedy, Hamlet (1603), Antonio's revenge, the Tragedy of Hoffman, the Revenger's tragedy / edited and with an introduction by Emma Smith.
2012
PR1257 .F58 2012 (Mapit)
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Five revenge tragedies : the Spanish tragedy, Hamlet (1603), Antonio's revenge, the Tragedy of Hoffman, the Revenger's tragedy / edited and with an introduction by Emma Smith.
ISBN
9780141192277 (pbk.)
0141192275 (pbk.)
0141192275 (pbk.)
Publication Details
London : Penguin Classics, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xxx, 419 p. ; 20 cm.
Call Number
PR1257 .F58 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
822.05120804
Summary
As the Elizabethan era gave way to the reign of James I, England grappled with corruption within the royal court and widespread religious anxiety. Dramatists responded with morally complex plays of dark wit and violent spectacle. This book features five such works.
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As the Elizabethan era gave way to the reign of James I, England grappled with corruption within the royal court and widespread religious anxiety. Dramatists responded with morally complex plays of dark wit and violent spectacle. This book features five such works.
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Penguin classics.
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Table of Contents
The Spanish tragedy / Thomas Kyd
Hamlet / William Shakespeare
Antonio's revenge / John Marston
The tragedy of Hoffman / Henry Chettle
The revenger's tragedy / Thomas Middleton.
Hamlet / William Shakespeare
Antonio's revenge / John Marston
The tragedy of Hoffman / Henry Chettle
The revenger's tragedy / Thomas Middleton.