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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450716203321

Autore

Liebler Naomi Conn <1944-, >

Titolo

Shakespeare's festive tragedy : the ritual foundations of genre / / Naomi Conn Liebler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995

ISBN

1-134-78873-8

1-280-32308-6

0-203-21974-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Disciplina

820

822.3/3

822.33

Soggetti

Literature and society - England - History - 16th century

Literature and society - England - History - 17th century

Rites and ceremonies in literature

Community life in literature

Festivals in literature

Ritual in literature

Literary form

Tragedy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-260) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Festive Tragedy: How to prevent the fiend and to kill vermin; 2. Seeking Definitions: Aristotle, Brecht, Artaud, and others; 3. The Ritual Groundwork; The mockery king of snow: Richard II and the sacrifice of ritual; Thou bleeding piece of earth: the ritual ground of Julius Caesar; 4. Communitas, Hierarchy, Liminality, Victimage; Scattered corn: ritual violation and the death of Rome in Titus Andronicus; Poor sacrifices: a note on Romeo and Juliet; Bread and circuses: Coriolanus and St George

5. The Hobby-Horse is Forgot: Tradition and transitionHamlet's hobby-



horse; In double trust: structures of civilization in King Lear and Macbeth; Conclusion: wRiting/Lost in translation; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy is a unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Naomi Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Coriolanus and King Lear as `sacrifical victims of the prevailing social order'. A fascinating examination of Shakespearean tragedy, this extraordinary book will provoke excitment and controversy alike.