Journeymen in murder : the assassin in English Renaissance drama

A study of a character type that appears frequently in English Renaissance drama. The origins and development of the assassin are analyzed, and reasons for its popularity suggested. In the process, many major plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries receive detailed critical commentary.

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Journeymen in murder
1. Verfasser:
Wiggins, Martin
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Clarendon, 1991.
Zusammenfassung:
A study of a character type that appears frequently in English Renaissance drama. The origins and development of the assassin are analyzed, and reasons for its popularity suggested. In the process, many major plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries receive detailed critical commentary.
Umfang:
1 online resource (vi, 248 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191670749 (ebook) :
Schlagworte:
English drama > History and criticism > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > England.
English drama > 17th century > History and criticism.
Assassins in literature.
Murder in literature.
Renaissance.
English
Languages & Literatures
English Literature
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