Performing ethics in English revenge drama : wild play /

Noam Reisner sets out a unique approach to Renaissance English revenge drama, demonstrating how it carried out important ethical work through audience participation and metatheater. It offers fresh readings of key plays, including Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, Shakespeare's Hamlet and related...

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Main Author:	Reisner, Noam, 1974- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2024].
Subjects:	English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism. English drama > 17th century > History and criticism. Theater > England > History > 16th century. Theater > England > History > 17th century. Ethics in literature. Revenge in literature.

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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 metatheater. It offers fresh readings of key plays, including Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, Shakespeare's Hamlet and related examples by other contemporary playwrights.
Physical Description:	xi, 279 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-274) and index.
ISBN:	9781009462440 100946244X 9781009462457 1009462458