The Revenger's Tragedy: The State of Play

by Gretchen E. Minton (Editor), Ann Thompson (Editor), Lena Cowen Orlin (Editor)

Overview

The Revenger's Tragedy (1606), now widely attributed to Thomas Middleton, is a play that provides a dark, satirical response to other revenge tragedies such as Hamlet. With its over-the-top and highly theatrical approach to revenge, The Revenger's Tragedy has emerged as one of the most compelling examples of a drama by one of Shakespeare's contemporaries. This collection of ten newly-commissioned essays situates the play with respect to other Middleton and Shakespeare works as well as repertory, showcasing recent research about the play's engagement with issues such as religion, genre, race, language and performance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350112506
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/30/2019
Series:	Arden Shakespeare The State of Play
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Gretchen Minton is Professor of English at Montana State University, USA

Table of Contents

Introduction;
1. Vindice and Vice – The Revenger's Tragedy as Morality Play;
2. Playing with Hell: The Revenger's Tragedy and the Infernal;
3. Calvinism and the Problematic of Character in The Revenger's Tragedy;
4. Satirical Ethics and Efficacy in The Revenger's Tragedy;
5. Chaste Whiteness and National Identity in The Revenger's Tragedy;
6. 'Cause I love swearing': Genre, Language and Performance in The Revenger's Tragedy;
7. 'The Dramaturgy of The Revenger's Tragedy;
8. The 1607 Quarto and Stage Directions;
9. Objects and Gender: The Revenger's Tragedy in Performance and on Film;
10. 'Deny advancement, treasure, the duke's son?': The De-Commoditized Female in Twenty-First-Century Revenger's Tragedy Performance;
Afterword;
Notes;
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Provides a rigorous orientation to a single work. Entries in this series offer a snapshot of a play within current critical discourse, and the ten essays in this case are well chosen for this task." - Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

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