Journeymen in murder : the assassin in English Renaissance drama /

A study of a character type that appears frequently in English Renaissance drama. The origins and development of the assassin are analyzed, and reasons for its popularity suggested. In the process, many major plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries receive detailed critical commentary.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wiggins, Martin
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1991.
Subjects:	English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism. English drama > 17th century > History and criticism. Assassins in literature. Murder in literature. Renaissance > England. Théâtre anglais > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique. Théâtre anglais > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique. Assassins dans la littérature. Meurtre dans la littérature. Renaissance > Angleterre. English drama. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan. Renaissance. England. Moordenaars. Toneel. 1500-1699 English drama > History, 1558-1625 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	A study of a character type that appears frequently in English Renaissance drama. The origins and development of the assassin are analyzed, and reasons for its popularity suggested. In the process, many major plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries receive detailed critical commentary.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vi, 248 pages)
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references ([223]-241) and index.
ISBN:	9780191670749 019167074X