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Performing ethics in English revenge drama : wild play / Noam Reisner.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Reisner, Noam, 1974- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
English drama.
English drama--17th century--History and criticism.
Theater--England--History--16th century.
Theater.
Theater--England--History--17th century.
Ethics in literature.
Revenge in literature.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 279 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Summary:
"Noam Reisner sets out a unique approach to Renaissance English revenge drama, demonstrating how it carried out important ethical work through audience participation and metatheatre. It offers fresh readings of key plays, including Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, Shakespeare's Hamlet and related examples by other contemporary playwrights"-- Provided by publisher
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 May 2024).
ISBN:
9781009462471
1009462474
9781009462433
1009462431
9781009462488
1009462482

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