03533oam 2200781I 450 991078384850332120230421043518.01-134-78872-X1-134-78873-81-280-32308-60-203-21974-010.4324/9780203219744 (CKB)1000000000253682(EBL)169183(OCoLC)50793280(SSID)ssj0000071251(PQKBManifestationID)11123260(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000071251(PQKBWorkID)10090211(PQKB)10044379(MiAaPQ)EBC169183(Au-PeEL)EBL169183(CaPaEBR)ebr10057548(CaONFJC)MIL32308(EXLCZ)99100000000025368220180706d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShakespeare's festive tragedy the ritual foundations of genre /Naomi Conn LieblerLondon ;New York :Routledge,1995.1 online resource (275 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-13183-9 0-415-08657-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-260) and index.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 George5. 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; IndexShakespeare'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.Literature and societyEnglandHistory16th centuryLiterature and societyEnglandHistory17th centuryRites and ceremonies in literatureCommunity life in literatureFestivals in literatureRitual in literatureLiterary formTragedyLiterature and societyHistoryLiterature and societyHistoryRites and ceremonies in literature.Community life in literature.Festivals in literature.Ritual in literature.Literary form.Tragedy.820822.3/3822.33Liebler Naomi Conn1944-,678108MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783848503321Shakespeare's festive tragedy1291643UNINA