The Spanish Tragedy - New Mermaids

The first fully-fledged example of a revenge tragedy, the genrethat became so influential in later Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, TheSpanish Tragedy(1589) occupies a very special place in the history ofEnglish Renaissance drama. Hieronimo, Knight-Marshal of Spain duringits war with Portugal, fails to obtain justice when his son is murderedfor courting Bel-Imperia, the Duke of Castile's daughter, and decidesto take justice into his own hands…This new student edition has been freshly revised by ProfessorAndrew Gurr to incorporate the latest stage history and criticalinterpretations of the play. It also appends the scenes that were addedin 1602, discusses Elizabethan attitudes to revenge, the Senecanfeatures of the play and the significance of the Anglo-Spanish conflictin the 1580s.

ISBN:	9781408114216
Publisher:	A&C Black
Imprint:	Methuen Drama
Published date:	25 Aug 2009
DEWEY:	822.3
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Sales rank:	19690
Weight:	150g
Height:	197mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	11mm

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