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.

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.

9780141192277 (pbk.)
0141192275 (pbk.)

London : Penguin Classics, 2012.

English

xxx, 419 pages ; 20 cm.

PR1257 .F58 2012

822.05120804

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.

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.

Penguin classics.

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