Colin Gibson

Six Renaissance Tragedies Colin Gibson

Marc Notes: Contents: Spanish tragedy-Tragical history of Dr. Faustus-Revenger's tragedy Duchess of Malfi-Changeling-Tis pity she's a whore; Avail.in cloth @$49.95Publisher Marketing: This edition of six major Renaissance tragedies contains modernized, complete playtexts ideal for literature students or for performance use. Detailed introductory and explanatory notes deal with such issues as authorship, textual and performance history, sources, obscurities of meaning, unfamiliar allusions and points of theatrical interest. Publisher Marketing: The six plays in Six Renaissance Tragedies have been chosen to represent a remarkable flowering of tragic dramatic writing during one of the most prolific periods of theatrical activity in any culture, the period known as the English Renaissance, dating from, about 1590 to 1640. Each of the plays included is a major work of its author and -- with the possible exception of Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy -- has held its place in the theater until the present day. Publisher Marketing: This edition of six major Renaissance tragedies contains modernized, complete playtexts ideal for literature students or for performance use.