English revenge drama : money, resistance, equality /

Vengeance permeates English Renaissance drama - for example, it crops up in all but two of Shakespeare's plays. This book explores why a supposedly forgiving Christian culture should have relished such bloodthirsty, vengeful plays. A clue lies in the plays' passion for fairness, a preoccup...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woodbridge, Linda, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
1500-1600
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Revenge in literature.
Théâtre anglais > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Vengeance dans la littérature.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
Revenge in literature
Englisch
Drama
Rache > Motiv
Rachetragödie
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Rampant revenge
  • pt. 2. Economic unfairness : revenge and money
  • pt. 3. Political unfairness : revenge and resistance
  • pt. 4. Social unfairness : vengeance and equality.

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