Family and the state in early modern revenge drama
Subtitle: economies of vengeance
By: Chris McMahon
Series: Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture -- 19
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780415807753
Subjects: English drama; Revenge in literature; History and criticism; Families in literature; Politics in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Family and judiciary in The Spanish tragedy; title: Competition and grace in Hamlet; title: Surveillance and consumption in The revenger's tragedy; title: Education and autocracy in The malcontent; title: Meritocratic reform in The Duchess of Malfi; title: Conclusion.