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Shakespeare, revenge tragedy and early modern law : vindictive justice

Title
Shakespeare, revenge tragedy and early modern law : vindictive justice / Derek Dunne.
Author
Dunne, Derek, 1983-
Publication
Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

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Description
ix, 229 pages; 23 cm
Series Statement
Early modern literature in history
Uniform Title
Early modern literature in history.
Subject
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Law
  • English drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism
  • Justice in literature
  • Revenge in literature
  • Law in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Staging justice -- Vindictive justice in early modern England -- Correcting justice with vengeance in The Spanish Tragedy -- Titus Andronicus : the evidence of the senses under threat -- Antonio's Revenge, riot and collective action -- Exceptional Hamlet and resistance to law -- Piracy, insurrection and The Tragedy of Hoffman -- The Revenger's Tragedy : post-participatory justice -- Conclusion: Participation and vindication on the early modern stage.
Call Number
JFD 16-1634
ISBN
  • 1137572868
  • 9781137572868
OCLC
919563272
Author
Dunne, Derek, 1983- author.
Title
Shakespeare, revenge tragedy and early modern law : vindictive justice / Derek Dunne.
Publisher
Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Early modern literature in history
Early modern literature in history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFD 16-1634
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