The Revenger's Tragedy (New Mermaids)

by Cyril Tourneur (Author), Cyril Tourneur (Author), Professor Brian Gibbons (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1991

  $3.25

  This edition of a famous Elizabethan tragedy has a new commentary on the text, an up-to-date discussion of the play on the stage and a new approach to the authorship question. The play covers social and political issues, and combines farcical elements with a satirical style. The New Mermaids series aims to present important play texts in a form that pays particular attention to theatrical elements, and that provides up-to-date critical introductions and commentary notes.

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.25

• New

  paperback
  

  $13.71

  This play depicts a morally corrupt world where the desire for justice is contaminated by the obsession for revenge. The characters take pleasure in watching adultery, incest and murder. The play's chief moral spokesman, Vindice, is at the same time enamoured of and disgusted by, the luxury of the court. Locating the play in relation to the best recent criticism, and exploring its complexities with a contemporary eye, furthers the reputation of these comprehensive student editions.