Revenger's Tragedy - Couverture souple

 
9780713682847: Revenger's Tragedy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0713682841 ISBN 13 : 9780713682847
Editeur : Methuen Drama, 2008

Synopsis

"Oh do not jest thy doom"

The Revenger's Tragedy is an intense tragic burlesque. Its hero, Vindice, desires to avenge the death of his betrothed. Operating in disguises he provokes discord among his enemies so that they plot against each other. It is an anonymous masterpiece (the play was entered in the Stationer's Register on 7th October 1607 without an author being named) produced at a crucial phase in Jacobean theatre with Hamlet, The Malcontent, Measure for Measure, Volpone and King Lear all recently performed. Written with vivid imagery, the play contains energetic, high-spirited action and brooding, slow-paced scenes on the subjects of death, revenge and evil, culminating in an unexpected ironic climax.

This new student edition contains a completely re-edited text of the play and a new Introduction examining this unique combination of poetic tragedy, macabre farce and satire, focused on the dark brilliance of the hero Vindice. It also views the play in wider contexts - of contemporary attitudes to women, as well as contemporary debates concerning rebellion against tyranny.

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À propos de l'auteur

The Editor, Brian Gibbons has been a General Editor of The New Mermaids since 1974 and also a General Editor of The New Cambridge Shakespeare since its inception. He is the author of many articles about English Drama, of two books, Jacobean City Comedy and Shakespeare and Multiplicity, and editor of editions in The New Mermaids as well as The Arden Shakespeare and The New Cambridge Shakespeare.

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Éditeur
Methuen Drama
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0713682841
ISBN 13 
9780713682847
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
Éditeur
Gibbons Professor Brian
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
WordUnited GmbH
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9780713666649: Revenger's Tragedy

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0713666641 ISBN 13 :  9780713666649
Editeur : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2007
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