Massacres in Early Modern Drama.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lucas, Georgina.

Series:

Revels Plays Companion Library

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2026.

Summary:

This book analyses the dynamically ambivalent meanings constructed by the language and action of massacre on the early modern stage. Informed by theories drawn from massacre studies, the monograph challenges orthodoxies about senseless violence, illuminates archaic forms of massacres, and attests to their brutally diverse stage representations.

Contents:

Front matter

Dedication

Contents

Illustrations

General Editors' Preface

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Note on the Text

Introduction: 'What Order Will You Set Down for the Massacre?'

Part I: The Language of Massacre

The Meaning of Massacre: Etymology and Semantics

The Rhetoric of Massacre: Witnessing Atrocity

Part II: Massacre and the State

Massacre from Above: The Foundation and Maintenance of States

Massacre from Below: Usurpation and Assassination

Part III: Massacre and Warfare

Massacre from Without: Genocide and Sack

Massacre from Within: War Crimes and Civil War

Conclusion

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5261-4730-0

1-5261-4732-7

OCLC:

1585501549