Three Revenge Tragedies

Cyril Tourneur, John Webster, Thomas Middleton , Gamini Salgado

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Penguin
25 October 2004

Plays & playscripts; Penguin Black Classics

Three masterpieces of Jacobean drama, dwelling on death, decay, and the end of the reign of Elizabeth I

Following the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign in the early seventeenth century, the new court of King James was beset by political instability and moral corruption. This atmosphere provided fertile ground for the dramatists of the age, whose plays explore the ways in which social decadence and the abuse of power breed resentment and lead inexorably to violence and bloody retribution. In Tourneur's The Revenger's Tragedy, the debauched son of an Italian Duke attempts to rape the virtuous Gloriana - a veiled reference to Elizabeth I. Webster's The White Devil depicts a sinister world of intrigue and murderous infidelity, while The Changeling, perhaps Middleton's supreme achievement, powerfully portrays a woman bringing about her own unwitting destruction. All three are masterpieces of brooding intensity, dominated by images of decay, disillusionment and death.

By: Cyril Tourneur, John Webster, Thomas Middleton
Edited by: Gamini Salgado
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 266g
ISBN: 9780141441245
ISBN 10: 0141441240
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 25 October 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gamini Salgado has also edited Three Restoration Comedies for Penguin Classics. Gamini Salgado has also edited Three Restoration Comedies for Penguin Classics.

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Three Revenge Tragedies

Cyril Tourneur, John Webster, Thomas Middleton , Gamini Salgado

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