The massacre at Paris / Christopher Marlowe ; edited by Mathew R. Martin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Mathew R., 1970- editor.

Series:

Revels plays

The Revels plays

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572--Drama.

Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572.

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Massacre at Paris.

Marlowe, Christopher.

Massacre at Paris (Marlowe, Christopher).

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 144 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"This volume presents a modernised edition of Christopher Marlowe's critical engagement with one of the bloodiest and traumatic episodes of the French Wars of Religion, the wholesale massacre of French Huguenots in Paris in August, 1572. Sensorily shocking and intellectually gripping, the play's dramatic action spans a tumultuous two decades in French history to unfold for its audience the tragic consequences of religious fanaticism, power politics, and dynastic rivalry. Comprehensively introduced and containing full commentary notes, this edition opens up this frequently neglected but historically significant and dramatically powerful play to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the history of the massacre, the play's treatment of its sources, the play's dramatisation of trauma, and the play's exploration of notions of religious toleration."--Publisher description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The massacres at Paris, 1572

Sources and criticism

The Massacre at Paris, trauma, and memory

The Massacre at Paris and religious toleration

Performance history

The text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Massacre at Paris.

ISBN:

9781526117755

1526117754

OCLC:

1255873555