Family and the state in early modern revenge drama : economies of vengeance / / Chris McMahon

• Autore: McMahon Chris <1962 June 8-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 822/.309355
• Soggetto topico: English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 - History and criticism; English drama - 17th century - History and criticism; Revenge in literature; Families in literature; Politics in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Family and judiciary in The Spanish tragedy -- Competition and grace in Hamlet -- Surveillance and consumption in The revenger's tragedy -- Education and autocracy in The malcontent -- Meritocratic reform in The Duchess of Malfi -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book, McMahon considers Early Modern revenge plays from a political science perspective, paying particular attention to the construction of family and state institutions. Plays set for close study are The Spanish Tragedy, Hamlet, The Revenger's Tragedy, The Malcontent and The Duchess of Malfi. The plays are read as unique events occupying positions in historical process concerning the privatisation of the family (by means of symbolism and concrete household strategies such as budgeting and surveillance) and the subsequent appropriation of the family and its methods
• Titolo autorizzato: Family and the state in early modern revenge drama
• ISBN: 1-136-49628-9; 0-203-14112-1; 1-283-86246-8; 1-136-49629-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786582403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture