by Cyril Tourneur · A & C Black Publishers Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780713632323
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«The Revenger's Tragedy» is the Elizabethan tragedy by Cyril Tourneur, published by A & C Black Publishers Ltd in paperback (109 pages, in English).
«The Revenger's Tragedy», first published in 1607, presents a court corrupted by vice and lust for power, where the protagonist seeks revenge after a deep wrong. It combines social and political criticism with farcical elements and a satirical style, and is compared to Hamlet for its tension and its portrayal of licentious royalty.
Second revised edition of the New Mermaids series, edited by Brian Gibbons, with commentary and bibliography.
Aimed at students of English literature and fans of Elizabethan theatre.
Cyril Tourneur was an English soldier, diplomat and dramatist who wrote The Atheist's Tragedy ; another play, The Revenger's Tragedy (1607), formerly ascribed to him, is now more generally attributed to Thomas Middleton.
