Horror plays of the english restoration, the
Auteur :
Hermanson, Anne
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032098852
Date de publication :
30 juin 2021
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
360 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Tropes of monstrosity, madness, venereal disease, incest and atheism define a group of macabre plays which burst onto the London stage in the 1670s. Dubbed the ’horror’ or the ’blood and torture villain tragedies’ by modern critics, these deeply unsettling plays fascinated contemporary audiences. Hermanson's study marks the first comprehensive inve