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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797886003321

Autore

Bowers Fredson

Titolo

Elizabethan revenge tragedy, 1587-1642 / / Fredson Thayer Bowers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J. : , : Princeton University Press, , 1940

©1940

ISBN

0-691-65061-6

1-4008-7730-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 pages)

Collana

Princeton Legacy Library

Disciplina

822.309

Soggetti

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

English drama - 17th century - History and criticism

English drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

Revenge in literature

Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Background of Revenge -- II. The Background of the Tragedies -- III. The Spanish Tragedy and the Ur-Hamlet -- IV. The School of Kyd -- V. Interlude: The Reign of the Villain -- VI. The Disapproval of Revenge -- VII. The Decadence of Revenge Tragedy -- VIII. Conclusion -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

A most thorough study of the Elizabethan Tragedy of Revenge, its origins, development, the ethical influence affecting it and the inter-relations of the plays. Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.