Shakespeare, revenge tragedy and early modern law : vindictive justice / Derek Dunne (University of Fribourg, Switzerland).

Author
Dunne, Derek, 1983- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
ix, 229 pages ; 23 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
  • Early modern literature in history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) [More in this series]
  • Early modern literature in history
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.
ISBN
  • 1137572868 ((hbk))
  • 9781137572868 ((hbk))
OCLC
919563272
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