The Revenger's Tragedy: A Critical Reader (Arden Early Modern Drama Guides) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472585402 ISBN 13: 9781472585400

Publisher: The Arden Shakespeare, 2016

Synopsis

The Revenger's Tragedy is one of the most vital, important, and enduring tragedies of the Jacobean era, one of the few non-Shakespearean plays of that period that is still regularly revived on stage and taught in classrooms. The play is notable for its piercing insight into human depravity, its savage humour, and its florid theatricality. This collection of new essays offers students an invaluable overview of the play's critical and performance history as well as four critical essays offering a range of new perspectives.

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About the Author

Brian Walsh is Associate Professor of English at Yale University. He is the author of Shakespeare, the Queen's Men, and the Elizabethan Performance of History as well as of several articles and book chapters on Shakespeare and other early modern dramatists.

Review

I'm very impressed by this series. I think its success lies in part in the general editors' wise selection of volume editors who are both intellectually open-minded and capable of assembling strong, diverse teams of contributors. * Studies in English Literature *

Edition details

• Publisher: The Arden Shakespeare
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1472585402
• ISBN 13: 9781472585400
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Walsh Brian