The Revenger's Tragedy The State of Play [Hardcover]

The Revenger's Tragedy(1606), now widely attributed to Thomas Middleton, is a play that provides a dark, satirical response to other revenge tragedies such asHamlet. With its over-the-top and highly theatrical approach to revenge,The Revenger's Tragedyhas emerged as one of the most compelling examples of a drama by one of Shakespeare's contemporaries. This collection of ten newly-commissioned essays situates the play with respect to other Middleton and Shakespeare works as well as repertory, showcasing recent research about the play's engagement with issues such as religion, genre, race, language and performance.

Introduction;
1. Vindice and Vice  The Revenger's Tragedy as Morality Play;
2. Playing with Hell: The Revenger's Tragedy and the Infernal;
3. Calvinism and the Problematic of Character in The Revenger's Tragedy;
4. Satirical Ethics and Efficacy in The Revenger's Tragedy;
5. Chaste Whiteness and National Identity in The Revenger's Tragedy;
6. 'Cause I love swearing': Genre, Language and Performance in The Revenger's Tragedy;
7. 'The Dramaturgy ofThe Revenger's Tragedy;
8. The 1607 Quarto and Stage Directions;
9. Objects and Gender: The Revenger's Tragedy in Performance and on Film;
10. 'Deny advancement, treasure, the duke's son?': The De-Commoditized Female in Twenty-First-Century Revenger's Tragedy Performance;
Afterword;
Notes;
Index

Gretchen Mintonis Professor of English atMontana State University, USA