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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154568703321

Autore

Rist Thomas <1971-, >

Titolo

Revenge tragedy and the drama of commemoration in reforming England / / Thomas Rist

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-90337-3

1-315-24421-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 pages)

Collana

Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama

Disciplina

822/.309353

Soggetti

Revenge in literature

English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 - History and criticism

English drama - 17th century - History and criticism

English drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

Death in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. 'Outrage fits' : revenge and the 'melodrama' of mourning in The Spanish tragedy, Titus Andronicuz and Hamlet -- 2. Funerary theatre : mourning, Antonio's revenge and Paul's theatre -- 3. Melodrama and parody : remembering the dead in The revenger's tragedy, The atheist's tragedy, The white devil and The Duchess of Malfi.

Sommario/riassunto

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.