Five Revenge Tragedies: The Spanish Tragedy; Hamlet; Antonio's Revenge; The Tragedy of Hoffman; The Reve Nger's Tragedy

by William Shakespeare, John Marston, Thomas Middleton, et al.

Book Overview

As the Elizabethan era gave way to the reign of James I, England grappled with corruption within the royal court and widespread religious anxiety. Dramatists responded with morally complex plays of dark wit and violent spectacle, exploring the nature of death, the abuse of power and vigilante justice. In Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy a father failed by the Spanish court seeks his own bloody retribution for his son's murder. Shakespeare's 1603 version...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141192275
• ISBN13: 9780141192277
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher