Martyrs and players in early modern England : tragedy, religion and violence on stage /

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Focusing on Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, John Webster and John Milton, Martyrs and Players in Early Modern England argues that the English tragedians reflected an unease within the culture to acts of religious violence. David Anderson explores a link between the unstable emotional respo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Anderson, David K., 1978-
Format: Publication officielle Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2014]
Collection:Studies in performance and early modern drama.
Sujets:
1500-1699
1500-talet.
1600-talet.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
English drama > 17th century > History and criticism.
English drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Violence in literature.
Théâtre anglais > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre anglais > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Tragédie anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Violence dans la littérature.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English drama
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
English drama (Tragedy)
Violence in literature
Engelsk dramatik > historia.
Våld i litteraturen.
Religion och litteratur.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Tragedy and Religious Violence in Early Modern England; 1 Violence against the Sacred: Martyrdom and the Doctrine of the Persecuted Church; 2 The Tragedy of Gravity: William Shakespeare's King Lear; 3 Tragic Participation: John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi; 4 Tragic Complicity: Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus; 5 Tragic Ambivalence: John Milton's Samson Agonistes; Bibliography; Index.

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