Boundaries of Violence in Early Modern England (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

By: Matthew Carter and Samantha Dressel

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Synopsis: This book explores the possibilities and limitations of violence on the Early Modern stage and in the Early Modern world. This collection is divided into three sections: History-cal Violence, (Un)Comic Violence, and Revenge Violence. This division allows scholars to easily find intertextual materials; comic violence may function similarly across multiple comedies but is vastly different from most tragic violence. While the source texts move beyond Shakespeare, this book follows the classic division of Shakespeare’s plays into history, comedy, and tragedy. Each section of the book contains one chapter engaging with modern dramatic practice along with several that take textual or historical approaches. This wide-ranging approach means that the book will be appropriate both for specialists in Early Modern violence who are looking across multiple perspectives, and for students or scholars researching texts or approaches.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 160 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000933482
Related ISBNs:: 9781032333342, 9781003319177, 9781032333359
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 08/25/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Samantha Dressel and Matthew Carter
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Samantha Dressel
Edited by:: Matthew Carter