UID:
almahu_9947361164202882
Format:
1 online resource (294 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511778155 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge Companions to Literature
Content:
Featuring essays by major international scholars, this Companion combines analysis of themes crucial to Renaissance tragedy with the interpretation of canonical and frequently taught texts. Part I introduces key topics, such as religion, revenge, and the family, and discusses modern performance traditions on stage and screen. Bridging this section with Part II is a chapter which engages with Shakespeare. It tackles Shakespeare's generic distinctiveness and how our familiarity with Shakespearean tragedy affects our appreciation of the tragedies of his contemporaries. Individual essays in Part II introduce and contribute to important critical conversations about specific tragedies. Topics include The Revenger's Tragedy and the theatrics of original sin, Arden of Faversham and the preternatural, and The Duchess of Malfi and the erotics of literary form. Providing fresh readings of key texts, the Companion is an essential guide for all students of Renaissance tragedy.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jan 2017).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521519373
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9780521519373
