Elizabethan revenge tragedy, 1587-1642 / by Fredson Thayer Bowers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowers, Fredson, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.

English drama.

English drama--17th century--History and criticism.

English drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.

English drama (Tragedy).

Revenge in literature.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1940.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A most thorough study of the Elizabethan Tragedy of Revenge, its origins, development, the ethical influence affecting it and the inter-relations of the plays. Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

I. The Background of Revenge

II. The Background of the Tragedies

III. The Spanish Tragedy and the Ur-Hamlet

IV. The School of Kyd

V. Interlude: The Reign of the Villain

VI. The Disapproval of Revenge

VII. The Decadence of Revenge Tragedy

VIII. Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691650616

0691650616

9781400877300

140087730X

OCLC:

927405303