The theatre of civilized excess new perspectives on Jacobean tragedy
Jacobean tragedy is typically seen as translating a general dissatisfaction with the first Stuart monarch and his court into acts of calculated recklessness and cynical brutality. Drawing on theoretical influences from social history, psychoanalysis and the study of discourses, this innovative book...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York, NY :
Rodopi
2007.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Costerus. New series ; v. 169. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31682315*spi |
| Sumario: | Jacobean tragedy is typically seen as translating a general dissatisfaction with the first Stuart monarch and his court into acts of calculated recklessness and cynical brutality. Drawing on theoretical influences from social history, psychoanalysis and the study of discourses, this innovative book proposes an alternative perspective: Jacobean tragedy should be seen in the light of the institutional and social concerns of the early modern stage and the ambiguities which they engendered. Although the stage's professionalization opened up hitherto unknown possibilities of economic success and so. |
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| Descripción Física: | 223 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [194]-217) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781429480987 9789401204309 9789042021907 |
