Revenge Tragedy and the Drama of Commemoration in Reforming England (Hardcover, New Ed)

Considering major works by Kyd, Shakespeare, Middleton and Webster among others, this book transforms current understanding of early modern revenge tragedy. Examing 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 and Reformist genre, but one rooted in, and in dialogue with, traditional Catholic culture. Arguing its tragedies are bound to the age's funerary performances, it provides a new view of the contemporary theatre and especially its role in the religious upheavals of the period.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Thomas Rist
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-6152-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General
LSN:	0-7546-6152-0
Barcode:	9780754661528

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