Fathoming the deep in English Renaissance tragedy : horror, mystery, and the oceanic sublime /

This scholarly but accessible book offers fresh readings of canonical plays including Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and The Duchess of Malfi, while also intervening in recent critical debates concerning the work and the history of tragedy and reflecting on what it means to read these plays in a time o...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Publicover, Laurence
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Zusammenfassung:
This scholarly but accessible book offers fresh readings of canonical plays including Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and The Duchess of Malfi, while also intervening in recent critical debates concerning the work and the history of tragedy and reflecting on what it means to read these plays in a time of environmental crisis.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780198907114
0198907117
9780198907091
0198907095
Schlagworte:
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
English drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Literature.
Literature: history & criticism.
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