A collection of the four major tragedies from the early modern period ideal for students, with on page commentary notes to deepen understanding and a comprehensive introduction giving valuable contextual and critical information. Cover -- CONTENTS --...
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A collection of the four major tragedies from the early modern period ideal for students, with on page commentary notes to deepen understanding and a comprehensive introduction giving valuable contextual and critical information. Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Revenge Tragedies -- Chronology -- Theatre of Revenge -- Spectacle -- Rhetoric -- Revenge and Justice -- Revenge: Class, Gender and Power -- FURTHER READING -- ABBREVIATIONS -- THE SPANISH TRAGEDY -- THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY -- 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE -- THE WHITE DEVIL -- NOTES ON THE TEXTS -- APPENDIX.