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Shakespeare, revenge tragedy and early modern law : vindictive justice / Derek Dunne
(Early modern literature in history)

Material Type Books
Publisher Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
Year 2016
Language English
Size ix, 229 p. ; 23 cm

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2F reading room hbk. 902.82/D 111800604
9781137572868

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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
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p202-224) and index
Authors *Dunne, Derek, 1983- author
Subjects LCSH:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation  All Subject Search
LCSH:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Law  All Subject Search
LCSH:English drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism  All Subject Search
LCSH:Justice in literature
LCSH:Revenge in literature
LCSH:Law in literature
Classification LCC:PR3028
DC23:822.3/3
ID 1000015557
ISBN 9781137572868

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