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The Cambridge companion to English Renaissance tragedy

Smith, Emma, 1970 May 15-, Sullivan, Garrett A

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\"Written by major international scholars, this Companion combines analysis of topics crucial to Renaissance tragedy with the interpretation of canonical and frequently taught texts. Part I introduces key topics, such as religion, revenge, and the family, and, uniquely, discusses modern performance traditions on stage and screen. Bridging this section with Part II is a chapter which engages with Shakespeare's generic distinctiveness as well as the difficulties our familiarity with Shakespearean tragedy engenders for our appreciation of the tragedies of his contemporaries. Individual essays in Part II introduce important critical conversations about specific canonical tragedies and provide their own contributions to those discussions. Topics include The Revenger's Tragedy and the theatrics of original sin, Arden of Faversham and the preternatural, and The Duchess of Malfi and the erotics of literary form. Providing fresh readings of key texts, the Companion is an essential guide for all students of Renaissance tragedy\"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism. / English drama 17th century History and criticism. / English drama (Tragedy) History and criticism. / Renaissance England.
• ISBN: 9780521519373, 0521519373, 9780521734646, 0521734649

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR658.T7 C36 2010	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE