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The Spanish Tragedy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Spanish Tragedy
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Thomas Kyd
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Edited by Andrew Gurr
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Edited by J.R. Mulryne
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Volume editor Andrew Gurr
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| Series | New Mermaids |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:176 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781408114216
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.3 |
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| Edition |
Revised - Revised edition
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Methuen Drama
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| Publication Date |
25 August 2009 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The first fully-fledged example of a revenge tragedy, the genre that became so influential in later Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, The Spanish Tragedy (1589) occupies a very special place in the history of English Renaissance drama. Hieronimo, Knight-Marshal of Spain during its war with Portugal, fails to obtain justice when his son is murdered for courting Bel-Imperia, the Duke of Castile's daughter, and decides to take justice into his own hands... This new student edition has been freshly revised by Professor Andrew Gurr to incorporate the latest stage history and critical interpretations of the play. It also appends the scenes that were added in 1602, discusses Elizabethan attitudes to revenge, the Senecan features of the play and the significance of the Anglo-Spanish conflict in the 1580s.
Author Biography
Andrew Gurr is Professor of English at Reading University.
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