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Shakespeare's festive tragedy : the ritual foundations of genre / Naomi Conn Liebler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liebler, Naomi Conn, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays--Selections.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Literature and society--England--History--16th century.
- Literature and society.
- Literature and society--England--History--17th century.
- Rites and ceremonies in literature.
- Community life in literature.
- Festivals in literature.
- Ritual in literature.
- Literary form.
- Tragedy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy is a unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Naomi Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Coriolanus and King Lear as `sacrifical victims of the prevailing social order'. A fascinating examination of Shakespearean tragedy, this extraordinary book will provoke excitment and controversy alike.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Festive Tragedy: How to prevent the fiend and to kill vermin; 2. Seeking Definitions: Aristotle, Brecht, Artaud, and others; 3. The Ritual Groundwork; The mockery king of snow: Richard II and the sacrifice of ritual; Thou bleeding piece of earth: the ritual ground of Julius Caesar; 4. Communitas, Hierarchy, Liminality, Victimage; Scattered corn: ritual violation and the death of Rome in Titus Andronicus; Poor sacrifices: a note on Romeo and Juliet; Bread and circuses: Coriolanus and St George
- 5. The Hobby-Horse is Forgot: Tradition and transitionHamlet's hobby-horse; In double trust: structures of civilization in King Lear and Macbeth; Conclusion: wRiting/Lost in translation; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-260) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-78872-X
- 1-134-78873-8
- 1-280-32308-6
- 0-203-21974-0
- 9780203219744
- OCLC:
- 50793280
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