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Shakespeare, revenge tragedy and early modern law : vindictive justice / Derek Dunne.
Author
Dunne, Derek, 1983-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
©2016
Description
ix, 229 pages ; 23 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
PR3028 .D66 2016
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Subject(s)
English drama (Tragedy)
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History and criticism
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Justice in literature
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Revenge in literature
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Law in literature
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
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Criticism and interpretation
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
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Knowledge and learning
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Series
Early modern literature in history
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Summary note
Revenge tragedies are filled with trial scenes, miscarriages of justice and untrustworthy evidence, yet this is the first study to explore how the revenge plays of Kyd, Shakespeare and others critically engage with their legal system. Featuring groups of citizens taking the law into their own hands, revenge tragedies stage a participatory justice of their own, which problematises the progress of English common law during this crucial phase of English legal history. By connecting English revenge tragedies to major crises within the legal system including the erosion of trial by jury (Titus Andronicus), food riots in the 1590s (Antonio's Revenge), and debates over royal prerogative (The Revenger's Tragedy) a persistent legal critique is revealed to be at work. The book also offers a major new reading of Hamlet that argues against the play's engagement with law, in contrast to the radical socio-legal commentary identified in other revenge plays. Revenge tragedy can thus be understood as an index of early modern citizens' fractious relationship with their law.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-224) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Staging justice
Vindictive justice in early modern England
Correcting justice with vengeance in The Spanish Tragedy
Titus Andronicus : the evidence of the senses under threat
Antonio's Revenge, riot and collective action
Exceptional Hamlet and resistance to law
Piracy, insurrection and The Tragedy of Hoffman
The Revenger's Tragedy : post-participatory justice
Conclusion: Participation and vindication on the early modern stage.
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ISBN
9781137572868 ((hbk.))
1137572868 ((hbk.))
9781349847815
134984781X
9781137572875 ((e-book))
1137572876
LCCN
2016479418
OCLC
919563272
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