Revenge Tragedy

by Stevie Simkin

Book Overview

Revenge has been an issue in all societies from ancient times to the present day. In western culture, the revenge plot has been one of the linchpins of narrative structure, it is central to much Greek tragedy and was immensely popular in Elizabethan and Jacobean theatres. In this volume Stevie Simkin has collected essays on five plays which are representative of this genre: The Spanish Tragedy, The Revenger's Tragedy, The Changeling,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333922360
• ISBN13: 9780333922361
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"