English revenge drama: money, resistance, equality
Auteur :
Woodbridge, Linda
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107463271
Date de publication :
18 déc. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
470 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why was revenge drama so popular in Shakespeare's time, and why did supposedly forgiving Christian audiences relish such bloodthirsty, vengeful plays? This book addresses these questions, exploring black comedy and sensationalism, what it means that revengers use economic terms like 'pay', and revengers as political revolutionaries and egalitarians.