The Cambridge companion to English Renaissance tragedy /

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Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:	xiii, 274 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
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. English drama. English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan. English drama (Tragedy) Renaissance. England. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8153833

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Other authors / contributors:	Smith, Emma (Emma Josephine) Sullivan, Garrett A., Jr.
ISBN:	9780521519373 (hbk.) 0521519373 (hbk.) 9780521734646 (pbk.) 0521734649 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Also available on the Internet.
Summary:	"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"-- "Featuring essays by major international scholars, this Companion combines analysis of themes 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 discusses modern performance traditions on stage and screen. Bridging this section with Part II is a chapter which engages with Shakespeare. It tackles Shakespeare's generic distinctiveness and how our familiarity with Shakespearean tragedy affects our appreciation of the tragedies of his contemporaries. Individual essays in Part II introduce and contribute to important critical conversations about specific tragedies. 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"--

Table of Contents:

Preface
Chronology
Part I. Themes
1. Renaissance tragedy: theories and antecedents
2. Tragedy, family and household
3. Tragedy and the nation state
4. Tragedy and religion
5. Tragedy and revenge
6. Tragic subjectivities Garrett
7. Tragic forms
8. Tragedy and performance
9. Renaissance tragedy on film: defying mainstream Shakespeare
10. Shakespeare and early modern tragedy
Part II. Readings
11. The Spanish Tragedy and metatheatre
12. Dr Faustus: dramaturgy and disturbance
13. Edward II: Marlowe, tragedy and the sublime
14. Arden of Faversham: tragic action at a distance
15. The Revenger's Tragedy: original sin and the allures of vengeance
16. The Tragedy of Mariam: legitimacy and maternal authority
17. The Changeling and the dynamics of ugliness
18. The Duchess of Malfi: tragedy and gender
19. 'Tis Pity She's a Whore: the play of intertextuality

The Cambridge companion to English Renaissance tragedy /

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