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Three Revenge Tragedies: The Revenger's Tragedy; The White Devil; The Changeling (Penguin Classics)
by Cyril Tourneur, John Webster, Thomas Middleton (Editor: Gamini Salgado) (Introduction: Gamini Salgado)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Penguin Classics (2005-04-26)
ISBN: 0141441240
EAN: 9780141441245
Dewy Decimal #: 822.05120804
Paperback: 368 pages
Release Date: 2005-04-26
SKU: V074SBO
Condition: Used: Good
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Product Description
Following Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, 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, who explored the ways in which social decadence and the abuse of power breed resentment, leading inexorably to violent retribution. In Cyril 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. John Webster’s The White Devil depicts a sinister world of intrigue and murderous infidelity, while The Changeling, perhaps Thomas 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.
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Customer Reviews
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The format, notes etc.
Rating  (3)
Date: 2006-11-06
2 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I believe the book could have been a lot more accesible with a foot-note system or even a numbered note system. The notes are marked only with '*' and paging back and forth through the text can be (and is) very tiresome. Other than that the book is a great size for travel reading and the font is easily dicipherable.
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